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Automatic file transfer (daily)

Is it possible to automaticly download xml files from one server to another server on a daily basis with PHP?

The goal is to create a webapplication in CakePHP which makes use of an xml report that comes from a online accountingserver.

So it can be done using a cronjob? But is cron supported with PHP?

Where can i configure that cronjob?

What kind of code should i write to get the file from the accountingserver in the first place?

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Are the servers both running Linux? Maybe something like rsync would be your best bet, since PHP isn't designed for this kind of task out of the box.

ZombieSheep  2010-04-01 10:20:23
No.. only one is using linux.. the request for the files goes vy a html request..
Simon  2010-04-01 10:40:14

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