Re: Running PHP as a cron job....

Check the path to your php cgi executable - which php - you'll probably find that it's #!/usr/local/bin/php This is what the "no such file or directory" is referring to. Chris Don Read wrote: > On 08-Jul-01 James, Yz wrote: > > Hi Ben, > > > > When running it as a normal PHP file, I get the cron daemon emailing me > > stuff like: > > > > automation/mail.php: ?: No such file or directory > > automation/mail.php: =: command not found > > automation/mail.php: =: command not found > > automation/mail.php: line 7: syntax error near unexpected token > > `mail("emailaddress@takenout",' > > automation/mail.php: line 7: `mail("emailaddress@takenout", "mail > > test", > > "$mailcontent", "$sender");' > > > > > > try a wrapper > > > When running it with the Perl style line at the top (as you suggested) I > > get, "no such file or directory." > > > > The script is Chmodded to 755 in both cases. And I saved it as a .php and > > .cgi file (with the root to bin/php in it). God knows what I'm doing wrong > > ;) > > > > James. > > > >> How are you executing the script? Does it come by and run 'php > >> yourscript.php' or does the script have a shebang ('#!/usr/bin/php') in > >> it? I've found that works well... just put that as the first line, and > >> it behaves as a shell script (after you make it executable, of course) > >> > >> Ben > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: James, Yz [mailto:liljim@btconnect.com] > >> Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 3:39 PM > >> To: php-general@lists.php.net > >> Subject: [PHP] Running PHP as a cron job.... > >> > >> Hi all, > >> > >> This is probably going to sound incoherant, but.... > >> > >> Do I have to do anything (other than change the permissions of a php > >> file) > >> to get it to run as part of a cron job? I created an extremely simple > >> file > >> that should just send a blank email to me (using mail()). I got an > >> email > >> from the cron daemon saying, "bad token", or something like that, yet > >> when > >> executed through a browser, the script behaves as it should. > >> > >> Do I have to write the php scripts differently to how I would if they > >> were > >> to be displayed in a browser? > >> > >> Neeed...Sleeeep.... ;) > >> > >> Cheers, > >> James. > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> 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 > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > -- > Don Read dread@texas.net > -- It's always darkest before the dawn. So if you are going to > steal the neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it. > > -- > 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 -- Chris Fry Quillsoft Pty Ltd Specialists in Secure Internet Services and E-Commerce Solutions 10 Gray Street Kogarah NSW 2217 Australia Phone: +61 2 9553 1691 Fax: +61 2 9553 1692 Mobile: 0419 414 323 eMail: chris@quillsoft.com.au http://www.quillsoft.com.au You can download our Public CA Certificate from:- https://ca.secureanywhere.com/htdocs/cacert.crt ********************************************************************** This information contains confidential information intended only for the use of the authorised recipient. If you are not an authorised recipient of this e-mail, please contact Quillsoft Pty Ltd by return e-mail. In this case, you should not read, print, re-transmit, store or act in reliance on this e-mail or any attachments, and should destroy all copies of them. This e-mail and any attachments may also contain copyright material belonging to Quillsoft Pty Ltd. The views expressed in this e-mail or attachments are the views of the author and not the views of Quillsoft Pty Ltd. You should only deal with the material contained in this e-mail if you are authorised to do so. This notice should not be removed.