wget http://your.server.address/phpscript.php
did the trick thanks Paul Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] ++++++++++++++++++++++++ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce S. Garlock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 8:55 PM Subject: Re: [PHP] cron with php as apache module > Are you specifying the full path in the crontab? If the raq 3 does not have lynx, >you might > be able to use wget. I'm not too familiar with wget, you may want to read the >manpage. > Here's how I run PHP scripts from cron, when PHP is compiled as a DSO: > > 0 8 * * * TERM=xterm; export TERM; /usr/bin/lynx -source > "http://your.server.address/phpscript.php"; 1>/dev/null 2>&1 > > You can leave off the stdin and stdout redirects if you want an email that the >script was > run. > > HTH.. > > - Bruce > > > > Paul Roberts wrote: > > > 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 > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
