Re: Corn job anomaly

> On Sep 19, 2016, at 6:14 AM, Richard <inbound-lists-php@listmail.innovate.net> wrote: > > > >> Date: Monday, September 19, 2016 03:26:54 -0500 >> From: Karl DeSaulniers <karl@designdrumm.com> >> >> I am hoping someone can enlighten me on this issue I am having. >> I am trying to set up a cron job to run a php file. >> I am getting a strange error though. >> >> /home/(protected directory)/auto_reminder.php: line 1: ?php: No >> such file or directory /home/(protected >> directory)/auto_reminder.php: line 2: =: command not found >> /home/(protected directory)/auto_reminder.php: line 3: /*WordPress: >> No such file or directory >> >> This is lines 1, 2 and 3 from my code. >> >> <?php >> $error_log = ""; >> /*WordPress Optons Table*/ >> >> Am I correct in thinking that the error is saying that php doesn't >> exist? Has anyone ever experienced this? Is this a server related >> issue? Any clue on how to fix? > > What do you have on the "command-line" part of your crontab entry? > Your php script will need to be called as a php cgi or cli. Because > of the way things get set up via cron, it's best to include the full > path to the php binary on the cron command-line. > Hey thanks Richard. That was the problem. Sorry, I am new to command line and cron jobs. Was probably a newb question, however, now it is saying that my database user is not allowed access. I have a mysql connection inside my script that reads the database to get user email addresses to send a reminder email to. Is there supposed to be a call or directive to load mysql in my command line as well? Man this is frustrating. Much thanks for your input! Best, Karl DeSaulniers Design Drumm http://designdrumm.com