Re: crontab, PHP and MACOSX

On March 28, 2007, replies-lists-a1z2-php@listmail.innovate.net wrote: > this question really has nothing to do with php ... that said. > > on standard unix systems, user-level crontabs (which is what you're > writing with the crontab -e command) are found in > /var/spool/cron/<user>. there's also generally a cron log in /var/log/. > you should check the cron log file to confirm that the cron is running. > if there isn't a cron log file you might want to look in > /etc/syslog.conf to see where it says cron messages are being put. > > if a cron runs a job but the job fails for some reason, mail is sent to > the user under which the cron is being run. anything output to stdout > is also sent to that user. i.e., check the mail of the user under which > you're running this cron. [this assumes that your system is configured > to handle local mail.] > > [the above are for standard unix systems, i've never actually touched > macOSX.] > > > - Rick > > Shell command as cron jobs work and errors are also send to the local mail, but php scripts are not executed, is their any permission issues ? the same con job work fine on a centos box. Thank anyway for the hints yvan > ------------ Original Message ------------ > > Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 03:55:09 PM -0700 > > From: Yvan <yvan.strahm@gmail.com> > > To: php-general@lists.php.net > > Cc: > > Subject: [PHP] crontab, PHP and MACOSX > > > > Hello all, > > > > I don't know if it's the correct list, but as a php script is > > involved.... > > > > I try to start a set up a crontab job with crontab -e, which should > > start a php script: > > > > */10 * * * * cd /Users/yvan/Sites/est-pac/ ; /usr/bin/php > > /Users/yvan/Sites/est-pac/controller.php > > > > but nothing happens, and in the /etc/crontab or in > > /private/etc/crontab the job is not listed. As I am using Mac OS > > 10.4.9, should I use launchd? or does someone use crontab with a mac? > > I try a GUI application called CronniX to setup the job but without > > success. Any hints? > > > > Thanks in advance for your time and help. > > > > cheers > > yvan > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > ---------- End Original Message ---------- > >