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Setting up cron job?

  • 27-07-2011 02:55AM
    #1
    Reamer Fanny
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,828 ✭✭✭


    I need to run a php script routinely, maybe once a week with cron I am on an apache setup with blacknight anyone have any idea how to set this up?


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  • #2
    azzeretti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,477 ✭✭✭azzeretti


    Open Source form might be better but do you have shell access? If you do just "crontab -e" to edit your crontab. ("export EDITOR=nano" first will set your editor to nano, change this to vi or whatever)
    You can then just add your cron information in the crontab.

    I am not sure about Blacknight or the package you are on but some hosted services supply Cpanel (or similar) and you should be able to create crons easier there via a GUI etc.


  • #3
    ocallagh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,141 ✭✭✭ocallagh


    And just to add to the above - (if you are you logging in via ssh/putty) you also need to place your cron entry in the crontab for the user you want your process to run as - and in most cases the same user that runs apache.

    To find the user running apache:
    [PHP]ps aux | grep apache [/PHP]

    This will prob return apache or www-data or perhaps nobody - To edit cron for the user 'apache' you would do:
    [PHP]crontab -u apache -e[/PHP]

    To have an entry run every week you would place a new line in the crontab as follows:

    [PHP]0 0 * * 0 /path/to/php /path/to/script.php >> /path/to/output.txt[/PHP]


  • #4
    Reamer Fanny
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,828 ✭✭✭Reamer Fanny


    This is what I have in the Blacknight control panel


  • #5
    Sparks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,038 ✭✭✭✭Sparks


    Ask Blacknight support justryan, they're pretty good at the tech support game.
    But as the charter says:
    Web Hosting
    1. Questions about specific web hosting companies or how to use their services aren't allowed.
    2. Looking for recommendations or suggestions for a web host are also prohibited.


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