Run PHP from crontab

[Anon]

How do I run a php script from a crontab. I know how to set up the crontab I just don't understand how the unix machine is going to execute the php script. Do I need to execute some other script which will then call my php script?

[Anon]

PHP can/should be compiled as a binary, separate from the Web server, and installed in /usr/local/bin. That allows PHP scripts to be run, just the same as any other scripting language (Perl, sh, etc.)

Alternatively, put the script on a Web server and run wget or lynx --dump to invoke it.

[Anon]

I am using an ISP to provide my web server so it seems compiling would be the way to go. What would you suggest I use to compile the PHP script. Looking for something simple that I could compile on a Windows system to be run on a Unix web server.

[Anon]

I tried using the wget command from an ssh command line on my server. It worked fine at executing the php script. But it does not seem to work from crontab as below . Do you know why this would not work?
Also tried it without the double quotes.

crontab file:

15 /path/"wget URL.HERE/File.php"

Thanks in advance