running php from crontab

jcsta

I tested out a simple script run on crontab and had no luck what-so-ever. My script was just a mail() in a php file, what am I missing?

TIA,
Jim

geo115fr

Two comments re crontab :
First check your crontab command by runing it from the command line (with telnet if your server is remote), also test it by calling the php page from your browser. It may show you some error messages.
Another thing to know is that you should indicate the full path of any Linux command (no default path).

I have script running with crontab and using mail() function without problem.

Hope this helps

jcsta

Thanks Geoffroy,
Well the page itself if visited fires off the email as expected, and the crontab shows this
00,15,30,45 /home/myusername/mydomain_name-www/testCron2.php
Which is where the mail() function is...

Thanks,
Jim

geo115fr

my crontab looks like this :
1 0 * wget -nv http🙁...)/myscript.php

I am not sure that you can call directly the php script within crontab (at least it depends how php is installed in your server).

you can use "lynx" instead of "wget" but lynx may bother you with "wrong term type" error messages. if your Linux is FreeBSD, you can also use "fetch".

Anon

You can use PHP as a shell scripting language (and execute it at the command line and in crontab) if you have PHP installed as CGI rather than a module. I have both versions installed.

jcsta

Well I might be getting closer but nothing is really working I am on Red Hat 6.1. I have added the path to php then -f then the path to the script....