Cron Job

[Novus Mortuus]

I;m not sure if you'll be able to help me or not, as it could be a problem with the path on the server but no-one's answering me on the host forum, so:

Having trouble setting up my first cron job.

* * * * * /public_html/aa/pieces/cron.php

Gives me:

/bin/sh: /public_html/aa/pieces/cron.php: No such file or directory

Same with:

* * * * * /www/aa/pieces/cron.php

When i go to the file and just copy paste the path..

* * * * * /home2/***/www/aa/pieces/cron.php

It gives me:

/bin/sh: /home2/***/www/aa/pieces/cron.php: Permission denied

What's the issue? As far as i can see that's the right path..:(:confused:

[Novus Mortuus]

Never mind, i got it working with:

/usr/bin/php -a /home2/***/www/aa/pieces/cron.php

[Novus Mortuus]

Another Cron Job problem..

I have a file that i want to run every 2 hours, now this is what i have in the cron job section (With some bits ***'d out):

0 */2 * * * /usr/bin/php -a /home2/***/includes/***_cron.php

I have tried including that file and running it in the browser and it works fine. And i have other cron jobs set up in an identical way that work, but for some reason this one just isn't doing anything. It's not even sending me the email with a success/error message. Just nothing at all..

I'd show you the contents, but it's not important since it works fine when i run it in the browser, but briefly:

- I have another file included in it which connects to the db
- Some data is extracted and added up
- New data is then inserted into another field
- New data is exracted and written to a text file, which is then included on another page.

So basically, that page with the text file included should then update every 2 hours.

Is there any chance anyone can see anything wrong with the unix path..Or know why it might not be working?

Thanks.

[Vege]

AFAIK -a is the wrong option to use here.
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-5889263.html

-f is what your looking for.

[bradoeoe]

i havent set up any cron jobs yet does anyone have any examples for me to use?

[Vege]

bradoeoe do you have access to shell?

[bradoeoe]

yup i no how to set them up asked my friends dad so dont worry i got it