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I am trying to figure out how to open and close IE to run a PHP page on a daily run.Not sure what to do once I get to the "Start a Program" section of the task wizard to achieve this.

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You need to invoke php with your script as an argument:

"C:\Program Files\PHP\php.exe" -f "C:\Path\to\your\script.php"

The -f switch is from the linux version, but I believe it's the same for Windows; you'll also need to specify the correct path to php.exe, wherever that is.

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If you can, run your php script locally (as SmallClanger suggests); create a .bat script so you link this .bat into task scheduler.

If you must call the php page remotely, create always a bat script with this line: "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" www.yourdomain.com/page.php

If you want to close the Internet explorer windows, try with Windows Script Host and WScript.Shell object.

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    Good point, I was assuming a local script, though the OP does say 'page'. If it's the latter, there are some tools around that can automate refreshes of remote pages, but I'd favour a script with something like wget, which will save you having to load IE each time the task is triggered.
    – SmallClanger
    Jan 5, 2011 at 12:33
  • SmallClanger tell right: wget is the best choise. Download the windows version from users.ugent.be/~bpuype/wget.
    – lg.
    Jan 5, 2011 at 12:36

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