Re: [Fwd: [ph-linux-newbie] help on cron]

try :

* * * * * /path/to/php -i /usr/local/apache/htdocs/xxx.php

Joseph Syjuco wrote:

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> Subject:
> [ph-linux-newbie] help on cron
> From:
> Joseph Syjuco <joseph(at)asti(dot)dost(dot)gov(dot)ph>
> Date:
> 07 Nov 2002 15:58:12 +0000
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>id like to execute a php file automatically during certain periods of
>time so what i did i installed php-cgi (which allows me to execute php
>using cmd php <php file>). Ive finished my php script, tried it and it
>worked but when i put it in crontab
>* * * * * php /usr/local/apache/htdocs/xxx.php
>it didnt work ... it didnt spew any errors ... just did nothing
>in order to verify if cron is working properly i added a new entry
>* * * * * rm /home/postgres/test.txt
>when i inspected the results ... 2nd script worked (rm) but not the php
>script
>any ideas whats wrong?
>path of script is ok and path is working when i execute it in command
>line
>TIA
>joseph
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