I usually do this by forcing the profile to be read before I run the script. Something like
* * * * * . /etc/profile && /path/to/script > Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 17:43:09 +0530 > From: Venkat Venkataraju <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] FQDN of the server thru CLI > > Hi All > > I'm writing a bunch of cron scripts that send reports periodically using > phpmailer. > > I'm having a hard time trying to find the FQDN of the server. I need > that information to construct the from address for the emails. > > The $_ENV['HOSTNAME'] works only if the script is executed manually. the > cron does not pass the HOSTNAME env variable to the scripts. > > When executed from the CLI, the $_SERVER['HOSTNAME'] does not have the > fqdn, but just the hostname part of the FQDN. > > Unless i hard code the corntab file with > HOSTNAME=fqdn > > i do not want to hardcode the hostname anywhere as these script will be > copied onto many servers. is there a way i can find the fully qualified > domain name thru PHP? > > Thanks > /V > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php