Cron PHP Script

Hi, I'm trying to set up a cron job to run a PHP script hourly. This is my crontab entry:

0 */1 * * * $HOME/webapps/path/to/cron/cron.php

What am I doing wrong? I have also tried in the format:

0 */1 * * * /home/username/webapps/path/to/cron/cron.php

and still no luck. Can anyone help?

cron php crontab

asked 19 Oct '11, 14:08

appltn
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You need to specify the PHP interpreter, like this:

0 /1 * * /usr/local/bin/php $HOME/webapps/path/to/cron/cron.php

I hope this helps!

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answered 19 Oct '11, 15:54

maryh
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Hi thanks for the response, but it still isn't working. This is what I have now:

*/1 * * * * /usr/local/bin/php $HOME/webapps/path/to/cron.php

(running once a minute whilst I'm debugging)

Have I got the syntax for the timing correct? Is it okay to use $HOME? Could there be something else wrong?

(23 Oct '11, 04:20) appltn

Yes, the syntax and the $HOME both are ok. Yes, something else could be wrong.

Can you execute the command without problems on the terminal?

If so, can you file a ticket at help.webfaction.com so we can look further?

(23 Oct '11, 04:43) neeravk

Aha!

It didn't occur to me that I could run it from the command line, but once I did the error messages let me track down the issue - my cron.php script was referencing a relative path which couldn't be found. Changed to an absolute path and it works.

Thanks for the help!

(23 Oct '11, 05:19) appltn

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