Long-Run Scripting Server

[ben.yanke]

Does anyone know of a good host or solution for running a PHP project that needs to run weekly, and can take about 6 hours on each run? That run could also be split into daily segments, running about an hour or two a day. It doesn't need to be on a domain, but it does need to be accessible to multiple people around the country, so it couldn't be something local.

This script goes through a list of URLs and checks to see if google anylitics is installed on each one.

[tangoforce]

I think in reality, you're going to need a VPS or a dedicated server as not many hosts will allow you to run something as resource intensive as that on a shared host. If a shared host finds you hogging their CPU cycles like that they'll typically shut you down.

For what its worth, you could always install a WAMP system on a normal PC at your home / office and let run the code.

[Redcoder]

A service that offers Cronjobs too.

[ben.yanke]

Originally Posted by tangoforce

I think in reality, you're going to need a VPS or a dedicated server as not many hosts will allow you to run something as resource intensive as that on a shared host. If a shared host finds you hogging their CPU cycles like that they'll typically shut you down.

For what its worth, you could always install a WAMP system on a normal PC at your home / office and let run the code.

I guess I was wondering if there is any service that allows you to do something like this.

[tangoforce]

Head over to webhostingtalk.com - there will be plenty of hosts that will try to accomodate you somehow but you'll have to be honest about your intentions as many will not want to touch you due to the resource issue.

[Inigoesdr]

I would suggest trying one of the PAAS services with PHP support as that may be all you need. You'll have to do some research, but a few of your options are:

https://phpfog.com/
https://pagodabox.com/
http://www.scalarium.com/

Most of the PAAS companies offer a low-end option for testing that may be all you need.

If you need more control and you're familiar with the command line at all I would suggest just getting a cheap Rackspace Cloud Server, Amazon EC2 instance, or similar VPS to run your script on. You can remove the server when you aren't using it so you only pay for the hours that it's on, but even if you leave it on the lowest level Cloud Server is only ~$16 a month.

[ben.yanke]

Hi all, thanks for the help. I decided to run xampp locally.