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Subject:    RE: [PHP] Can't run PHP cli script from Cron
From:       "Justin Michael Couto" <justincouto () msn ! com>
Date:       2003-02-28 22:52:54
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I tried to run the script directly from cron like:

* * * * * /usr/local/bin/php -q /path/to/cron/script/file_name

I also tried to run cron in the bash environment by writing a bash
script that calls my PHP script.  I set cron you call the bash script
every minute. The bash script contained the following information:

================================ START SCRIPT
=============================
#!/usr/local/bin/bash
/path/to/PHP/script/file_name
================================= END SCRIPT
==============================

If I run the bash script from the command line it definitely runs my PHP
script. I know this because my PHP script sends me an email. 

Also, if I run my PHP script from the command line it also runs fine and
I receive an email.  However, anytime I try to run PHP script or the
bash script from cron nothing happens.  I get no emails.  I also know
cron is working properly because a regular bash script as I listed in my
earlier posting works fine.

This is using the new CLI that come with PHP 4.3 I have in past versions
of used the CGI from cron with no problems at all.  As a matter of fact
I have another server that does all its maintenance via PHP scripts that
get ran by cron

Here is the PHP CLI cron script I am testing to see if cron will run my
PHP

================================ START SCRIPT
=============================
#!/usr/local/bin/php -q
<?

mail("justincoutou@msn.com","Message From cron",date("F j, Y @ h:i a"));

?>
================================= END SCRIPT
==============================
 

Any more suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Justin

-----Original Message-----
From: CodersNightMare [mailto:info@codersnightmare.net] 
Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 10:32 AM
To: php-general@lists.php.net
Subject: RE: [PHP] Can't run PHP cli script from Cron


I am sure you have tried this, but,
Do you call the full path to php for cron.

something like:

40 * * * * /usr/local/bin/php -q /home/user/phpcliscript

Hope this helps.


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
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
from
>cron.  I am surprised no one else has come across this problem before.
>
>Please help me!
>
>  Justin Michael Couto                justin@somnioworld.com
>Director of Operations              805.781.0420
>Somnio World Web Solutions          http://www.somnioworld.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: R'twick Niceorgaw [mailto:public@utkalika.net]
>Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 9:44 AM
>Cc: php-general@lists.php.net
>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" <justincouto@msn.com>
>To: "'Ernest E Vogelsinger'" <ernest@vogelsinger.at>
>Cc: <php-general@lists.php.net>
>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 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                justin@somnioworld.com
> > Director of Operations              805.781.0420
> > Somnio World Web Solutions          http://www.somnioworld.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ernest E Vogelsinger [mailto:ernest@vogelsinger.at]
> > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 12:55 AM
> > To: Justin Michael Couto
> > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net
> > 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
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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