Re: question about a cron job

Al wrote:

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? And, the every minute job doesn't add anything to its log file. Apache on a virtual host. The 3:01 and 3:02 jobs have been running fine for months. Thanks

You guys were of immeasurable. I greatly appreciate it and hope I can help you sometime.