Cron job is not running

I installed a cron job running a php script on my server last week. I edited the crontab, placed the job there and after exiting my editor a messaged popped-up saying "crontab: installing new crontab". I waited for the changes my php script should have done to my database buy unfortunately it didn't even change a thing. I also checked for the status of crond service and it says it's already running. My cron job looks like this: * 8,20 * * * /usr/local/bin/php71 my/php/script an_argument. Can someone tell me where did go wrong with my cron?

asked 22 Mar '18, 06:29

atomlab
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You should try to redirect any output to a file. If there's an error running it should show up there.

Something like the following should do:

* 8,20 * * * /usr/local/bin/php71 my/php/script an_argument >> $HOME/logs/user/cron.log 2>&1

If you need further assistance on this, you should better open a support ticket for us to troubleshoot the actual script.

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answered 22 Mar '18, 08:23

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