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Old 07-11-2007, 03:46
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Originally Posted by jc8654 View Post
Cron jobs are definately useful for things like billing systems or other programs that require regular action e.g. generating invoices etc. It is always about getting the balance right between making sure the system is efficient but not overloading the server, particularly if it is a large job which needs to be run.
Especially if your sharing a server - as overloading the server will obviously make other customers on the same server unhappy.
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