crontab'ing a PHP script

[gerardg]

I'm trying to figure out how to crontab a PHP file. I can't find the PHP executable (on Linux) so it must be a module. I'm guessing the crontab entry would be something like:

httpd file.php > /dev/null

[Anon]

Do a 'which php' to see if the cgi version of php is installed first. If not then you can use lynx if you have access to it to call your php script.

create a file called mycron.job and put in there:

• /path-to-php-cgi/php /path-to-script >& /dev/null

or if you use lynx:

• lynx url-to-script >& /dev/null

then do a 'crontab mycron.job' to install the crontab. Finally do a 'crontab -l' to make sure that it installed.

Search the web for how to set up cron jobs, because the above commands will execute every minute. Use it for testing only. And remember the only way to disable a cron job is to issue the command 'crontab -r' be sure to do that after testing. If you need more help let me know.

[gerardg]

Lynx, funky! I haven't used it for years. Works though, just have to figure out how to put get data in the crontab line.

[gerardg]

Never mind, lynx will take file.php?a=b - I thought the -get_data option needed to be used. FYI use -dump to get lynx to exit after getting the file.

Thanks