how can I automatically change a filename on my server at a given time of day?
 

I'm sure there's a way to do it with cron... but I don't know what it is :P

or perhaps I could change the permission to make the file unavailable at certain times? hmm...

you can cron a cgi script that does it - or cron a php script to do it.

that's what I was just thinking.. every day is a school day :P

crontab cronfile

where cronfile can possibly contain:
* 10 * * * mv 1.html 2.html
which means rename 1.html to 2.html at 10.00 each day

Should have been:
0 10 * * * mv 1.html 2.html

would cronfile just be a plain text file, like cronfile.txt, with the command in it?

yes, it should be a plain text file

awesome, thanks buddy

You're very welcome :) Did you manage to set it up already?

sure did - I actually found an easier way to do it. cronjob:

cd public_html/temp; mv 1.html 2.html

thanks though, you got me on the right path!

cron and dont forget to up it as ascoo

This can be quite usefull and helpfull when it comes to getting work done :)

Wolfy - research more about it and you will love it even more ;)