How do you compile php as a cgi

[Anon]

How do I got about compiling a php script as a cgi. I need to run the script via a crontab. Tried using the command 05 00 * /path/to/lynx -dump /path/to/script.php
but the script wasn't exectued. I got an error message displaying the script.

I heard the alternative methods would be to compile the script as a CGI, then you can run the script via the crontab as 05 00 * /path/to/php /path/to/script.php

Any help/advice/input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[Anon]

You need to use the --enable-cli flag when you run configure.

http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.php

[Anon]

I read through the manual, http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.php

From what I understand, if I am using PHP 4.3.0 I can jut specify the following line of code at the begining of my script

#!/usr/bin/php

Then I can run the script from the command line via

php /path/to/my_script.php

If I am using anything under 4.3.0, I need to add the --enable-cli

Correct? Thanks again!

[Anon]

Scratch this. I contacted my host company and they wont compile the cgi version of php. So I need to look into alternatives. From searching through the forums, I saw that you could either use lynx or wget.

I tried using lynx, e.g.
05 00 * lynx -dump http://domain.com/myscript.php

fyi - the script queries a table and writes the results to a created text file.

The cron extecuted but I dont think my script was executed (the text file wasn't created). I got mail from the cron daemon containing the script. I was under the impression that output or error messages would be sent. Does the script get sent if niether output was not specified in the script nor an error occured? Thanks!

[chris-kuta]

Bob

I suggest putting this in a small shell script

!#/bin/sh

lynx -dump http://domain.com/myscript.php >/path/output.txt 2>/dev/null

Then crontab like

05 00 * /path/myscript.sh

Chris