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fotobo
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cron syntax help needed
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December 28, 2015, 06:07:18 AM »
Hello All,
I'm having no luck in getting a cron to run as needed. I've searched the forum and tried many different options but I still can't get it done and I'm hoping someone here might have a solution. The developer of the script I use for the website this cron is required for indicates that "We advice to use the commands which ping cron's URL - not physical path to the cron php file." and gives the following examples:
/usr/bin/lynx -source
http://mysite.com/members/cron_amazon.php
or
GET
http://mysite.com/members/cron_amazon.php
> /dev/null
I'm using php V5.4.45 and the user for the account where the website files are is "mysexy"
Thanks for your suggestions and help.
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Glenn
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Posts: 216
Re: cron syntax help needed
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December 28, 2015, 12:13:45 PM »
Hi there
What are you trying to do with the cron ? , what do you currently have that isn't working ?
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fotobo
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Posts: 7
Re: cron syntax help needed
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Reply #2 on:
December 28, 2015, 12:48:54 PM »
Hello Glenn,
The file "cron_amazon.php" moves images and video uploaded to the website to an Amazon S3 server. This can be done manually by opening "
http://mysite.com/members/cron_amazon.php
" in a web browser, but the cron job is meant to automate the process.
I've tried various commands such as:
/usr/local/cwp/php54/bin/php -q /home/mysexy/public_html/members/cron_amazon.php
and
/usr/local/cwp/php54/bin/php -GET
http://mysite.com/members/cron_amazon.php
> /dev/null
but none of them load the mysite.com/members/cron_amazon.php file.
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Glenn
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Posts: 216
Re: cron syntax help needed
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Reply #3 on:
December 28, 2015, 03:26:15 PM »
Ok , if you want to emulate the activity of a web browser you could use lynx
lynx
http://mysite.com/members/cron_amazon.php
> /dev/null
or to just run the file let php open it but from within a folder path
php /path to file/cron_amazon.php > /dev/null
i would also try leaving the > /dev/null part out it should cause the root user to get an email with the reason the cron failed , but i think the examples above will work for you
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Last Edit: December 28, 2015, 03:54:19 PM by Glenn
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fotobo
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Posts: 7
Re: cron syntax help needed
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Reply #4 on:
December 30, 2015, 05:54:41 AM »
Thank you again for your help Glenn. I'm still not completely clear on one part though. So in the command form would I just put in
" lynx
http://mysite.com/members/cron_amazon.php
> /dev/null" or is something needed with it like
" /usr/local/bin/php lynx
http://mysite.com/members/cron_amazon.php
> /dev/null"
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Glenn
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Posts: 216
Re: cron syntax help needed
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December 30, 2015, 07:13:44 AM »
You should just need
lynx
http://mysite.com/members/cron_amazon.php
> /dev/null
lynx is a text line "browser" not a php library, you may however need to install lynx
you install lynx
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