Thread: CRON Job not working

My User Name is "johndoessite"
My script resides in "public_html/php"
My script name is "displayevent.php"

I have the CRON set to run every minute (only for testing) but get no results.

The script runs, if I call it up direct in IE, using the correct webaddress. Here is the CRON job that I am trying to run:

cd'/home/johndoessite/public_html/php/'; php -q 'displayevent.php' > /dev/null

I must be missing something very obvious, but it has beaten me down... as I had it working a couple of weeks ago, but failed to write down the syntax.. it was so simple to figure out, that i tho't that I would not have a problem redoing it.

The acutual script runs an email application (sending out about 2-10 emails) that works just fine, when I call it up direct.

If someone sees something, I'd appreciate it.

Thank you,

Buck

Is NO ONE using CRON jobs?

Is it because it does not work or what am I missing?

Buck

.........maybe not too many folk know what the **** CRON is, actually!! I for sure have no idea lol

I am making one last effort to see if CRON jobs is still a feature (as advertised on VODA) or has it has been discontinued and not taken off of the list of features.

There is no support for it at any rate.

Thank you,

Buck

cd'/home/johndoessite/public_html/php/'; php -q 'displayevent.php' > /dev/null

cd '/home/cpanel_username/public_html/php/'; php -q 'displayevent.php' > /dev/null ;

Even simply missing the ; at the end stops it from running.

Try it and post back

Navaldesign,

Sorry to say, no luck... I copied and pasted your line:

cd '/home/cpanel_username/public_html/php/'; php -q 'displayevent.php' > /dev/null ;

and changed "cpanel_username" to mine.

Here is a link to an image showing my settings for the CRON job.

http://screencast.com/t/xOCkmfKDiii

I get no error msgs, altho' that would be a big help.

Buck

Not sure why you have this issue. My own cron jobs run regularly .