The problem is crontab doesn't heve enviroment, there is no $PATH, $USER ...
Sharat Hegde wrote: > Hello John, > > Thanks for the help. I was able to solve this. Thanks Marek for your > help too in giving the same solution. > > The problem was with the crontab command not having the full path to > php. Silly that a command line on the shell script should work but > crontab is unable to find the same path. > > Thanks again, > Sharat > > >> From: "John S. Huggins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: Sharat Hegde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [PHP] PHP in crontab job >> Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 15:35:41 +0000 (UTC) >> >> On Fri, 11 Oct 2002, Sharat Hegde wrote: >> >> >-Hello, >> >- >> >-I am having a problem at my ISP relating to execution of PHP >> commands from >> >-the crontab command. My ISP told me to have a look at the following >> URL, but >> >-despite following these instructions, the crontab job is not being >> executed. >> >-http://www.htmlcenter.com/tutorials/tutorials.cfm/155/PHP/ >> >- >> >-The crontab command line works from the shell prompt and I am able to >> >-execute the php command from the command line as well as the lynx >> command - >> >-no problems with that. >> >- >> >-Any ideas on how to get the crontab to execute the PHP commands? >> >> Ensure you have specified the php program in the first line, I am >> sure you >> did this but here is how I do it. >> >> #!/usr/local/bin/php -q >> >> >> Make sure it is a fully specified pathname to the php executable. >> Crontab >> all too often does not have knowledge of your path environment so may >> get >> lost if you just say "php." >> >> Make sure you really do have a php executable. This is what will compile >> if you do not specify any configuration directives during the >> ./configure >> process. >> >> Tell us how you do. >> >> >> >- >> >-Regards, >> >-Sharat >> >- >> >- >> >-_________________________________________________________________ >> >-Join the world?s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. >> >-http://www.hotmail.com >> >- >> >- >> >--- >> >-PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> >-To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >- >> >> ************************************** >> >> John Huggins >> VANet >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://www.va.net/ >> >> ************************************** > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world?s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
