Thread: PHP and Cron Job

I have a php script that I'm trying to setup and I don't know the correct cron command to run a php script. Can you help me out with this. I have been using this:

command:

php -1 /home/jobfromh/public_html/directoryname/scriptname.php

Error I'm getting:

Error in argument 1, char 2: option not found 1
Usage: php [-q] [-h] [-s] [-v] [-i] [-f <file>]
php <file> [args...]
-a Run interactively
-C Do not chdir to the script's directory
-c <path>|<file> Look for php.ini file in this directory
-n No php.ini file will be used
-d foo[=bar] Define INI entry foo with value 'bar'
-e Generate extended information for debugger/profiler
-f <file> Parse <file>. Implies `-q'
-h This help
-i PHP information
-l Syntax check only (lint)
-m Show compiled in modules
-q Quiet-mode. Suppress HTTP Header output.
-s Display colour syntax highlighted source.
-v Version number
-w Display source with stripped comments and whitespace.
-z <file> Load Zend extension <file>.

Thanks, Lisa

Try

cd '/home/username/public_html/directoryname/'; php -q 'scriptname.php' > /dev/null

I took your suggestion but now I'm getting this emailed to me:

No log handling enabled - turning on stderr logging
read_config_store open failure on /var/net-snmp/snmpapp.conf
read_config_store open failure on /var/net-snmp/snmpapp.conf
read_config_store open failure on /var/net-snmp/snmpapp.conf

If I wasn't confused before I'm totally spinning now!

Thanks, Lisa

P.S. I put the line in "exactly" like you had it inserting my path and php script file.

Try using


GET http://www.yoursite.com/file_to_run_with_cron.php > /dev/null

It doesn't seem that it is the cron job that you can't get to work, but the script itself.