Hi,
Monday, March 3, 2003, 2:54:47 PM, you wrote:
JMC> Tom,
JMC> Did you run the script from cron? If so, what operating system are you
JMC> using? Putting PHP info in my script won't do me any good since cron
JMC> won't run it. The trouble is that cron does nothing. When I run the
JMC> email script I get no mail. If I run the script from the command line
JMC> by hand ./script_name etc it works fine.
JMC> Any other ideas would be great.
JMC> Thanks
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JMC> Hi,
JMC> Monday, March 3, 2003, 6:33:46 AM, you wrote:
JMC>> Does anyone have a PHP CLI script running from cron?
JMC>> If so I would greatly appreciate any assistance. Below is
JMC> everything
JMC>> from this on going problem. It seems none has an answer so far.
JMC>> Please help.
JMC>>
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JMC>> I tried to run the script directly from cron like:
JMC>> * * * * * /usr/local/bin/php -q /path/to/cron/script/file_name
JMC>> I also tried to run cron in the bash environment by writing a bash
JMC>> script that calls my PHP script. I set cron you call the bash
JMC> script
JMC>> every minute. The bash script contained the following information:
JMC>> ================================ START SCRIPT
JMC>> =============================
JMC>> #!/usr/local/bin/bash
JMC>> /path/to/PHP/script/file_name
JMC>> ================================= END SCRIPT
JMC>> ==============================
JMC>> If I run the bash script from the command line it definitely runs
JMC> my PHP
JMC>> script. I know this because my PHP script sends me an email.
JMC>> Also, if I run my PHP script from the command line it also runs
JMC> fine and
JMC>> I receive an email. However, anytime I try to run PHP script or
JMC> the
JMC>> bash script from cron nothing happens. I get no emails. I also
JMC> know
JMC>> cron is working properly because a regular bash script as I listed
JMC> in my
JMC>> earlier posting works fine.
JMC>> This is using the new CLI that come with PHP 4.3 I have in past
JMC> versions
JMC>> of used the CGI from cron with no problems at all. As a matter of
JMC> fact
JMC>> I have another server that does all its maintenance via PHP scripts
JMC> that
JMC>> get ran by cron
JMC>> Here is the PHP CLI cron script I am testing to see if cron will
JMC> run my
JMC>> PHP
JMC>> ================================ START SCRIPT
JMC>> =============================
JMC>> #!/usr/local/bin/php -q
JMC>> <?
JMC>> mail("[EMAIL PROTECTED]","Message From cron",date("F j, Y @ h:i
JMC> a"));
?>>>
JMC>> ================================= END SCRIPT
JMC>> ==============================
JMC>> Any more suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
JMC>> Justin
JMC>> -----Original Message-----
JMC>> From: CodersNightMare [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
JMC>> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 10:32 AM
JMC>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
JMC>> Subject: RE: [PHP] Can't run PHP cli script from Cron
JMC>> I am sure you have tried this, but,
JMC>> Do you call the full path to php for cron.
JMC>> something like:
JMC>> 40 * * * * /usr/local/bin/php -q /home/user/phpcliscript
JMC>> Hope this helps.
JMC>> At 10:10 AM 2/28/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>>>The path is
>>>
>>>#!/usr/local/bin/php -q
>>>
>>>But like I said, that can't be the problem because when I run it from
>>>the command line, it runs fine. The only problem I am having is that
JMC>> it
>>>won't run from cron. That is why I think it is an issue with the cron
>>>environment. All other types of scripts like bash scripts run fine
JMC>> from
>>>cron. I am surprised no one else has come across this problem before.
>>>
>>>Please help me!
>>>
>>> Justin Michael Couto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>Director of Operations 805.781.0420
>>>Somnio World Web Solutions http://www.somnioworld.com
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: R'twick Niceorgaw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 9:44 AM
>>>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>Subject: Re: [PHP] Can't run PHP cli script from Cron
>>>
>>>Shouldn't it be
>>>#!/usr/local/bin/php
>>>
>>>Or was it just a typo here?
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Justin Michael Couto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>To: "'Ernest E Vogelsinger'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 12:09 PM
>>>Subject: RE: [PHP] Can't run PHP cli script from Cron
>>>
>>>
>>> > I can run it from the shell prompt perfectly fine. I just won't
JMC> run
>>> > from cron.
>>> >
>>> > I do have the statement:
>>> >
>>> > #!/usr/local/php
>>> >
>>> > In the beginning of my script. Like I said it works perfect when I
>>>run
>>> > it by hand from the shell prompt. I think the reason it is not
>>>running
>>> > has to do with the cron environment, but I am not ssure what it is.
>>> >
>>> > Justin Michael Couto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> > Director of Operations 805.781.0420
>>> > Somnio World Web Solutions http://www.somnioworld.com
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: Ernest E Vogelsinger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 12:55 AM
>>> > To: Justin Michael Couto
>>> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> > Subject: Re: [PHP] Can't run PHP cli script from Cron
>>> >
>>> > At 05:30 28.02.2003, Justin Michael Couto said:
>>> > --------------------[snip]--------------------
>>> > >Here is my crontab entry:
>>> > >
>>> > >* * * * * /path/to/file/file_name.php
>>> > >
>>> > >I also have
>>> > >
>>> > >* * * * * /path/to/file/bash_test_script
>>> > --------------------[snip]--------------------
>>> >
>>> > Did you try to run the php file interactively, from the shell
JMC>> prompt?
>>> >
>>> > You need at last this statement on top of your PHP files:
>>> > #!/usr/local/php
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > >O Ernest E. Vogelsinger
>>> > (\) ICQ #13394035
>>> > ^ http://www.vogelsinger.at/
>>> >
>>> >
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JMC> Put phpinfo(); in your script and you should get an email from cron
JMC> with the output of your script. See if there is anything in there that
JMC> can give you a clue.
JMC> I ran your script using cli 4.3.0 and it worked fine.
JMC> What user are you running cron as?
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JMC> regards,
JMC> Tom
I ran it from cron as root on linux (crux linux)
are you sure it is not running? It maybe that it won't email from
cron.
just look in /var/log/cron if it exists and see if it at least is
trying to run the script
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Tom
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