program or script that will be always running on the server

dear ppl please help

i need know how to setup a sctipt or a program that will be always running in my website to do some periodical jobs. for example it has to query URLS and store the result obtained from the them in a database.

Thank a lot in advance

 

Use a hosting provider that allows cron jobs.

www.unixgeeks.org/security/newbie/unix/cron-1.html

 

will the corn work in window server.
or if i choose a unix server do i have to change my codings in the website im developin. im using ASP mainly Access and SQL server

 

that URL was really useful thanks snout

 

You can run a cron substitution in widnows, there are few options.

It doesnt matter what website are you running. The important thing is setting a proper cron job. I dont know a structure of your site but ASP and PHP sites might require different crontab syntax.

 

how to setup cron job for my web site running in windows server.
if it is easy in a unix server i shall change my web site to a unix server.
please help

 

yeah windows servers has a scheduling program just search for windows scheduling in google and something useful should pop up.