RE: [PHP] question about a cron job
| From: | Jay Blanchard | Date: | Mon, 17 Jan 2005 14:45:04 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP] question about a cron job | ||
| Groups: | php.general | ||
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[snip]
I've got a question about the following cronjob.
>
> #At 3:01 our time, run backups
> 1 0 * * * /usr/local/bin/php
/www/r/rester/htdocs/auto_backup/back_em_up.php
>/www/r/rester/htdocs/auto_backup/cron.log 2>&1
>
> #At 3:02 clean up sessions folder
> 2 0 * * * (find /www/r/rester/htdocs/sessions/ -name 'sess_*' -mtime
+1 -delete)
>
> #this is only for testing a new cronjob, every minute
> * * * * * /usr/local/bin/php
/www/r/rester/htdocs/phpList_cronjob/process_cronjob.php
>>/www/r/rester/htdocs/phpList_cronjob/cron.log 2>>&1
>
The new one doesn't seem to want to run until after 3:01 or 3:02.
Shouldn't the
sever just run it every minute?
[/snip]
You have to specify each minute...
http://www.unixgeeks.org/security/newbie/unix/cron-1.html