php not work when cron jobbed?

[muppet77]

i have a php script that works perfectly by sending an new image to twitter api.

 

when i set a cron job it doesn't work.

 

is there any reason for this please?

 

thanks

 

if ( ! empty($_FILES)) {

  require 'tmhOAuth.php';
  require 'tmhUtilities.php';
  $tmhOAuth = new tmhOAuth(array(
    'consumer_key' => deleted,
    'consumer_secret' => deleted,
    'user_token' => 'deleted,
    'user_secret' => deleted,
    ));

$params = array('image' => "@temps/now.JPG;type=image/jpg;filename=now",);


  $code = $tmhOAuth->request('POST', $tmhOAuth->url("1/account/update_profile_image"),
    $params,
    true, // use auth
    true  // multipart
  );

}

[muppet77]

it takes 5-10 seconds to execute when i run it in a browser - could it be that this is too long for GoDaddy and it gets timed out early doors??

 

 

[WebStyles]

for use with cron jobs, you should have the path to php inserted into the top of the file, like this: (also confirm that you have php CLI installed and running)

 

#!/usr/local/bin/php -q
<?php
... (rest of script)

[muppet77]

Thanks mate.

 

I have many other cron jobs working with php scripts that work perfectly.

 

I will try your suggestion.

 

thanks

[WebStyles]

keep in mind that /usr/local/bin/php is the path to MY php instalation, yours may be slightly differtent

[muppet77]

ok, thanks.

 

I will try that.

 

some scripts do work and others don't.

 

I will try your idea in an hour or so when home.

 

would it explain though why some of php scripts cron perfectly though?

[WebStyles]

they shouldn't... the CLI extension (Command Line Interface) is what allows you to execute php files in a standalone environment. Because you're calling a file on it's own, the system needs to know where the interpreter for that specific language is. Also make sure the file permissions allow it to be executed by the appropriate user (the user you've defined in the cron job) : maybe the fact that some run and some don't is based on different permissions.

[muppet77]

/home/content/m/u/p/muppet77/html

 

 

does that sound a feasable route?

 

 

 

[muppet77]

so #!/home/content/m/u/p/muppet77/html -q

 

 

added

[muppet77]

unsuccessful.  :~(

[WebStyles]

the path must be to your PHP INTERPRETER There's no way your interpreter is called html and there's no way it's in your home directory.

[muppet77]

how do I find it?

[WebStyles]

I run my own servers, so I have access to everything. since you're on godaddy, you should read up on their instructions about php CLI and cron jobs. maybe they're even adding that line automatically to your scripts (some hosts do)... They have a lot of support documentation, so you're bound to find the answer.

did you also check the file permissions like I mentioned before?

[muppet77]

the clc?

 

not sure how I check that.

 

I have another script that auto tweets to Twitter and works via cron, so it is possible.

 

 

[WebStyles]

did you check the file permissions ?

[DavidAM]

$_FILES is a global array that is created when a file is uploaded from a web page using a <FORM> tag. This array is not going to exist in a cron job. Since you are using if ( ! empty($_FILES)) { at the beginning of the script, the code inside the IF is not going to execute.

[muppet77]

perfect!

 

SOLVED.

 

i just deleted the IF clause and it works.

 

Many thanks to everyone, and i hope that helps someone else aswell!

 

:D

[muppet77]

so the correct code is

 

require 'tmhOAuth.php';
  require 'tmhUtilities.php';
  $tmhOAuth = new tmhOAuth(array(
    'consumer_key' => 'ynmInkV1p5wcQ77XBbrz0Q',
    'consumer_secret' => 'Hj1OEdzBd5pKlFPYjs2pPanmeT5YVKpxqC0I6TkOHU',
    'user_token' => '283990930-Mbbasdfw0Wc2m1IebFmsxXeUcotnR5aBZnjCe0eP',
    'user_secret' => 'xGzYqmzEOMiV1FwZujF8Nl87VLOEX7UlPa9u3FCZ4o',
    ));

$params = array('image' => "@temps/now.JPG;type=image/jpg;filename=now",);


  $code = $tmhOAuth->request('POST', $tmhOAuth->url("1/account/update_profile_image"),
    $params,
    true, // use auth
    true  // multipart
  );