Cron job problem

[CPinCT]

I am attempting to run a cron job on an apache server using lynx to run a php page. I have used the WEBMIN interface to build the cron, and if I use the 'run now' option it works, but when I wait for the sceduled time for the cron to run it shows up in the logs as completed, but the php page didnt' work!

In the log I see:
Jun 22 13:10:00 localhost CROND[28205]: (root) CMD (lynx -dump http://my.site/Add_Monthly_invoices.php).

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

[Richardtagger]

create one which adds a timestamp to a db every minute. that way you can see if things are working.... and you say it works with the run now.. so your syntax is correct.. just the timing.

[CPinCT]

Thanks for the advice...

I finally got it to work, and it was one of two issues (or a combination of both!).

For some reason using the WEBMIN interface to add the Cron task did not add the task to the CRONTAB (even though it appear to run in the LOG files). I edited the CRONTAB directly and also added the fully qualified path name for lynx (/usr/local/bin/lynx instead of just lynx).

One of the two steps enable the Cron to work.