Sending Mails Without Using Scheduled Tasks (crone Jobs)
Can we set up a mail program that the mail can sent frequently..ie may be daily or weekly or monthly... with out using scheduled tasks or crone jobs.
for eg .. can we create a page that works like the scheduled tasks page( there we can set up the time at which time the program will execute )..that means we have options in our webpage to set up the time at which the mail will sent. for eg..every monday.. can we set up this in the program without using scheduled tasks or crone jobs. can we run our page frequently without using crone jobs .
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