[SOLVED] Cronjob

[mmarif4u]

hi to all.

I run a script through cron tab in cpanel, but it did not send me email.

command is:

/usr/bin/php /home/useraccount/public_html/mail.php

 

setting is:

Minutes hour day month weekday

*/5        2    18    6        3

 

Any ideas,whats wrong in this command or time.

[bluejay002]

have you tried running that script? maybe the script itself has the error.

[mmarif4u]

just run the script, it works.

code is:

<?php
$to = "mmarif4u@yahoo.com";
$subject = "Hi!";
$body = "Hi,\n\nHow are you?. this cron test.";
if(mail($to, $subject, $body)) {
  echo("<p>Message successfully sent!</p>");
} else {
  echo("<p>Message delivery failed...</p>");
}
?>

 

this is just for test for cron job.

[bluejay002]

was the cronjob running? if it does... what does it displays?

[mmarif4u]

Sorry i cant understand.

can you explain what you mean by 'was the cronjob running?' and 'what does it displays?'

[bluejay002]

i mean... i was thinking that the reason that you were not able to receive the mails is because the cronjob for your script did not run. i dont know though since i haven't used cpanel for cronjobs.

[mmarif4u]

yeh,i setup everything there.As i post in the 1st post about the command an time.

i am curious about the command. maybe its not running because some thing is missing or not complete.

OR may the php directory will be like:

 

/usr/local/bin/php

 

Just add local in it.

any ideas now.

[mmarif4u]

Thanks guys.

i solved it.

its working fine now.

for users who may want to use it in future, can read what i did.

 

IN the command line put this:

/usr/local/bin/php /home/useraccount/public_html/mail.php

 

/usr/local/bin/php: works for executing the script as PHP file.its in linux usr and bin direcotry.u can check if u r using LINUX.

useraccount: is your username for cpanel.

mail.php: is your mail script name,Or whatever you want to execute.

public_html: This is main directory where all your files will be(can access through FTP).You can make another dir also and put your script there,then run it like:

for example dir is mmarif4u

 

/usr/local/bin/php /home/useraccount/public_html/mmarif4u/mail.php

 

Now setting the time,it depends on your needs.That when you want cron to execute your script.

for example:

* * * * *

script will run every minute.

0 0 * * *

script will run at midnight every night.

 

Also you can set more timings,depends on the needs.

 

I wrote details here,that maybe it will help someone here.

 

Thanks.