Re: lynx and php, slightly OT

On 5 Jul, Greg Donald wrote: > Sorry for the somewhat off topic post, but I'm running out of people to > ask... > > I got a cronjob that performs this command: > > 30 * * * * /usr/bin/lynx -dump http://localhost/dir/build.php > > /dev/null > > I changed my OS from FreeBSD 2.2.7 to RedHat 6.2 this past weekend, and now > lynx is filling root's mailbox with error messages like this: > > Your terminal lacks the ability to clear the screen or position the cursor. > > And of course the job doesn't run. > > I tried adding -term=VT100 to the string but it didn't change anything. I > also tried changing -dump to -source but that didn't work either. My > build.php script is unchanged for several months now. > > Running /usr/bin/lynx -dump http://localhost/dir/build.php > > /dev/null from > the command line produces no errors. > > Any idea what I'm doing wrong? > > Thanks, > Greg To quote Richard, Wild Guess Time. The environment in which cron runs may not include a value for TERM; try exporting TERM=vt100 in your cron job. Cheers -- David Robley | WEBMASTER & Mail List Admin RESEARCH CENTRE FOR INJURY STUDIES | http://www.nisu.flinders.edu.au/ AusEinet | http://auseinet.flinders.edu.au/ Flinders University, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA