What are some best practices for handling repetitive tasks like server status checks in PHP scripts to avoid issues like email bombardment?

Issue: To avoid email bombardment when handling repetitive tasks like server status checks in PHP scripts, it is best practice to implement a notification system that limits the frequency of emails sent based on predefined criteria. Code snippet: 

// Set a time interval for sending notifications (e.g., every 1 hour)
$notificationInterval = 3600; // 1 hour in seconds

// Check if the last notification was sent more than the defined interval ago
if (!file_exists('last_notification.txt') || (time() - filemtime('last_notification.txt') > $notificationInterval)) {
    // Perform server status check
    // Send email notification if necessary

    // Update the timestamp of the last notification
    file_put_contents('last_notification.txt', '');
}

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