CODEWITHSUNDEEP
phpcron
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Reputation: 453

PHP script works fine manually but not via cronJob

I have the following script in php :

<?php 
   ini_set('log_errors', true); 
   ini_set('error_log', __DIR__ . '/cron.html'); 
   error_log("I'm working"); 
?>

When I execute this script manually by visiting the URL on the browser it works fine and it creates a new file "cron.html" with this content :

[02-Jan-2014 10:25:39 Europe/Berlin] I'm working

But once I try to executed it via Cron it doesn't work. And to see if I have problem with path I told the command on cron to create me a log file.

*/1 * * * * wget -O - -q 'http://www.mywebsite.com/cron.php' > /PATH-TO-FOLDER/crobtab.log

The file crobtab.log is created every single time, but the script is not working at all.

Could this be a problem with the server ? Safe Mode ? Any idea Please ?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1337

Answers (1)

cardeol
cardeol

Reputation: 2238

I think you should use absolute paths in crontab.

Try this

*/1 * * * * /usr/bin/wget -q -O /PATH-TO-FOLDER/crobtab.log http://www.mywebsite.com/cron.php

or this

*/1 * * * * /usr/bin/curl -o /PATH-TO-FOLDER/crobtab.log http://www.mywebsite.com/cron.php

Upvotes: 2

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