RE: [PHP] PHP and Cron

All you need to do is simply use the executable before the php file in the cron job. I have a bunch of php scripts running via cron: * * * * * /usr/local/bin/php /commonwww/htdocs/wndu/admin/maint/matchup_poll_results.php > /dev/null * * * * * /usr/local/bin/php /commonwww/htdocs/wndu/admin/flights/spirit_poll_results.php > /dev/null etc... ________________________________________ Justin Rodino <justin@goldendome.com> Web Application Developer Golden Dome Media PO Box 1616 Notre Dame, IN 46634 219.631.1116 800.728.7979 ext. 1116 219.631.1001 - fax http://www.wndu.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: kot@shop.symbol.ru [mailto:kot@shop.symbol.ru]On Behalf > Of Max Derkachev > Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 11:55 AM > To: Jason Murray > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] PHP and Cron > > > Shouldn't you try to write > #!/usr/local/bin/php -q > at the VERY FIRST line in your php script, then chmod it u+x > and execute it? > It's so simple. > Those #!.. things aren't perlish or something. It's your > system judges what > program this script to execute with. > Well, if it's not acceptable, you can even write a line in crontab: > 00 01 **** /usr/local/bin/php -q script.php > If you do so, there is no need in placing > #!/usr/local/bin/php -q instruction > in your script. > The script does not even need to have executable bit. > > Example: > script.php: > ......... > #!/usr/local/bin/php -q > <?php > echo "it works\n"; > ?> > ..... > chmod u+x script.php > ./script.php > it works > > > > > Adam Charnock wrote: > > > > > > Hi all. I have written a PHP script that needs to be run > as a cron job. > > > However, since it does not have a line such as this I am > told it will not > > > work: > > > #!/usr/bin/perl > > > > > > Has anyone else managed a work around for this problem or > is there a good > > > solution to it? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Adam Charnock > > -- > Best regards, > Max A. Derkachev mailto:kot@books.ru > Symbol-Plus Publishing Ltd. > phone: +7 (812) 265-0054, 265-1228, phone/fax: 567-8775 > http://www.Books.Ru -- All Books of Russia > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > php-list-admin@lists.php.net >