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I have shared hosting and they haven't given me command line (or ssh or shell) access. Is there a way that I can run something from the command line?

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A lot of shared hosting providers include shell access. I would switch to one if possible. SSH is such a basic tool, it's going to better for you in the long run. – Lèse majesté Dec 30 '12 at 3:01

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Your shared hosting may give you access to cron jobs. (On cPanel hosting this may be under Advanced Tools.) Cron is a Unix command which runs a task at a specified time. You can create a cron job to run the task you want, if your shared hosting lets you.

cPanel gives this warning though:

You need to have knowledge of *nix commands before you can use cron jobs effectively. Check your script with your hosting administrator before adding a cron job.

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cPanel is not a console. – toscho Oct 31 '12 at 3:12
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cron is your best bet if you want to run something periodically.

If you just want to run a few shell commands (and depending on the security restrictions of your host) have a look at php's backtick operator and shell_exec function

I have had success with phpshell and phpsh projects too.

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