ok for lynx, at the command prompt i get bash: lynx: command not found I've also looked in all the obvious places for php but can't find it.
the server is a cobalt raq 3 and i have a virtual host account so i can't recompile php. maybe I'll rewrite it in Perl. Paul Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] ++++++++++++++++++++++++ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Analysis & Solutions" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PHP List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 7:26 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] cron with php as apache module > Even if you can't get, or don't want to bother getting, PHP as a > standalone CGI type program, you can still execute via crontab. Make a > web page that you want to have run, then put something along the lines > of: > > lynx http://localhost/scriptname.php > > as the command in the crontab file. Do note, you'll likely need to take > steps to protect the script from being run by people you don't want > touching it. You could use SSL, cookies and REMOTE_ADDR, among other > things to accomplish that. > > --Dan > > -- > PHP scripts that make your job easier > http://www.analysisandsolutions.com/code/ > SQL Solution | Layout Solution | Form Solution > T H E A N A L Y S I S A N D S O L U T I O N S C O M P A N Y > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php