How can server-side tasks, like database calculations, be automated in PHP to run at specific intervals, even when no users are online?

To automate server-side tasks like database calculations in PHP to run at specific intervals, you can use a cron job. Cron is a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like operating systems that allows you to schedule tasks to run at specified times. You can create a PHP script that performs the database calculations and then set up a cron job to run this script at the desired intervals. 

<?php
// database_calculation.php

// Perform database calculations here

?>
```

To set up a cron job to run the script every hour, you can add the following line to your crontab file:

```
0 * * * * /usr/bin/php /path/to/database_calculation.php

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