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I am using HelioHost server, and I have a Python script which weekly generates a graph which I would like to show on a webpage. I would like to know how to keep this Python script running constantly on the server for it to perform this task. I have uploaded it to the public_html/CGI-BIN, however this is only executed when I access the address (if my understanding is correct).

Therefore, how can I execute it and keep it running on the server?

StOchastiC_
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  • Dont know much more about HelioHost server but I think you can use cron job for the same. IT will solve your problem. – py-D Mar 09 '18 at 14:32

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If it has to generate a graph, I suspect that it should do so periodically, not constantly. For that kind of scenario, cron is your friend. Set up a cron job to run the script periodically. A crontab entry to execute your script every minute could look like this:

* * * * * /path/to/script
Martin Sand Christensen
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