major problems with cron

[ohdang888]

i want to run a php file with cron. I'm using cPanel's cron standard viewer to craete it.

 

 

My problem is with the file directory

 

i've got this:

/usr/local/bin/php -q http://mysite.com/testing/cron/cron_job.php

 

its executing the command, but the directory is messed up..i'm getting this error emailed to me:

 

Could not open input file: http://mysite.com/testing/cron/cron_job.php

 

Any ideas? Thanks.

[allworknoplay]

I think you have to use the actual directory on your server, not the full URL...

 

I could be wrong though, I've never used cron via cPanel, only through the command line since I have full access to my server....

[ohdang888]

i had problems with doing just directory too

[timmah1]

On my cron jobs, this is the format I use

 

php -q /home/**USERNAME**/public_html/testing/cron/cron_job.php

 

Then on your cron_job.php page, this at the top

#!/usr/local/bin/php -q 

 

Not this

/usr/local/bin/php -q http://mysite.com/testing/cron/cron_job.php

[ohdang888]

this is what i am entering as the command:

 

php -q /home/tcrush/public_html/cron/cron.php

 

and its emailing me this error:

 

No input file specified.

[ohdang888]

still getting the same error

[ohdang888]

bump

 

[allworknoplay]

Probably because your PHP isn't in your server variable environment. So you can either edit your BASH and include it or you have to include the full path of your PHP. So ex:

 

 

/usr/local/php/bin/php -q /home/tcrush/public_html/cron/cron.php

 

 

That should work for you.

 

 

[ohdang888]

nope....

 

now getting this:

/bin/sh: /usr/local/php/bin/php: No such file or directory