Using wget and cron

[sKunKbad]

Didn't know where to ask this, so thought I ask here.

 

My cron works:

 

0 * * * * wget "http://mysite.com/test-cron.php"

 

but I get an email from the server that makes it sound like I'm not doing something right:

 

Resolving mysite.com... 123.45.678.90

Connecting to mysite.com|123.45.678.90|:80... connected.

HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK

Length: 0 [text/html]

test-cron.php: Permission denied

 

Cannot write to `test-cron.php' (Permission denied).

 

I know I can turn off the email by using  >/dev/null 2>&1, but I'm just wondering if I did something wrong, and that's why it says it can't write to the file, and permission denied. I don't care about writing to the file, I just want to run the php so it sends me an email. Also, I'm using wget because the file must be accessed via http for it to work.

[gristoi]

permissions? try making the file chmod to 0777

[sKunKbad]

permissions? try making the file chmod to 0777

 

But I don't want to write to the file, only read, which it seems to be doing, because the script on it does run. I tried looking at wget config options to see if I could figure it out, but haven't done any testing yet because I haven't had time.

[gristoi]

You need to ensure that the server allows the execution of wget. A lot of servers by default have the ability to run this command disabled . Ensure it's configured correctly. It looks like it's not the file that's having a permission issue, it looks like the servers denying the wget command itself

[Daniel0]

0 * * * * wget "http://mysite.com/test-cron.php" -O /dev/null

 

If it's on the same server, just run it directly though:

0 * * * * php /path/to/test-cron.php

[sKunKbad]

If it's on the same server, just run it directly though:

0 * * * * php /path/to/test-cron.php

 

The problem with that is that it's not an independent script. It's actually a controller/method in a CodeIgniter installation, and can't be accessed directly.

[Daniel0]

Right. Then just save the file to /dev/null