Hi, Tuesday, March 4, 2003, 2:58:50 PM, you wrote: JMC> I have my PHP script running from cron now as root, but when I try to JMC> run it as a non root user it doesn't work. When I drop down to the non JMC> root user and run the script by hand I get this.
JMC> /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object "libmysqlclient.so.12" not found JMC> any ideas why this wouldn't not happen as root but does as a non root JMC> user? JMC> thanks JMC> Justin Michael Couto [EMAIL PROTECTED] JMC> Director of Operations 805.781.0420 JMC> Somnio World Web Solutions http://www.somnioworld.com JMC> -----Original Message----- JMC> From: Tom Rogers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] JMC> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 6:23 PM JMC> To: Justin Michael Couto JMC> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] JMC> Subject: Re[2]: [PHP] Still no luck running a PHPCLI script from CRON JMC> Hi, JMC> Tuesday, March 4, 2003, 10:01:25 AM, you wrote: JMC>> Dan, JMC>> I used your example exactly like you have it specified. My cron JMC> log JMC>> looks like this: JMC>> Mar 3 15:53:00 prod /usr/sbin/cron[3085]: (root) CMD JMC>> (/usr/local/contab-scripts/wibble.php) JMC>> Mar 3 15:54:00 prod /usr/sbin/cron[3085]: (root) CMD JMC>> (/usr/local/contab-scripts/wibble.php) JMC>> However, it does nothing at all. It doesn't create the JMC>> /tmp/wibble.output file. After testing this, I went in and ran the JMC>> wibble.php script by hand from the command line and it worked just JMC> as my JMC>> scripts work when I run them by hand. I ran the cron as root and JMC> ran JMC>> the script by hand as root. I really think there is a bug JMC> somewhere, JMC>> either in FreeBSD or in PHP. I am not sure what it can be. All I JMC> know JMC>> is that other scripts like bash scripts run fine from cron. This JMC>> problem is really weird and I would truly appreciate any more JMC> assistance JMC>> in getting it resolved. JMC>> Thanks everyone, JMC>> JMC> XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX >>> Ok, by looking at my cron logs it looks like cron is trying to run my >>> PHP CLI script. However, it is not running it. I only have one line JMC>> of >>> code that isn't commented out and the line simply sends me an email >>> using the PHP mail() function. JMC>> One thing to keep in mind when working with crontab is JMC> environmental JMC>> variables. As in, Cron has none. You have to set any you want in JMC> your JMC>> crontab, or your called scripts. For example, use full paths. JMC>> You shouldnt have to call a shell before calling the php cli. Here JMC> is an JMC>> example script for you to test. My php binary is in JMC> /usr/local/bin/php, JMC>> my JMC>> script is /usr/local/crontab-scripts/wibble.php and the file I am JMC>> writing JMC>> to is in /tmp/wibble.output JMC>> This is what wibble looks like [chmoded to 755, owned by the user JMC> of the JMC>> crontab]: JMC>> #!/usr/local/bin/php -q JMC>> <?php JMC>> if ($fp = fopen("/tmp/wibble.output",a)) { JMC>> fputs($fp, "Script Executed on ".date("YmdHis")."\n"); JMC>> fclose($fp); JMC>> } else { JMC>> die("Could not open 'wibble.output' for read / write JMC> operations"); JMC>> } ?>>> JMC>> and the crontab line I have is: JMC>> * * * * /usr/local/contab-scripts/wibble.php JMC>> and you can see the output of it running every minute: JMC>> tail -f /tmp/wibble.output JMC>> Works fine for me ... try it JMC>> -- JMC>> Dan Hardiker [EMAIL PROTECTED] JMC>> ADAM Software & Systems Engineer JMC>> First Creative JMC>> -- JMC>> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) JMC>> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php JMC> Try removing the -q's and see if root or whatever user cron runs as gets JMC> an email with an error message in it, as cron is actully having a JMC> crack at running the script. JMC> -- JMC> regards, JMC> Tom Make sure /usr/local/mysql/lib is in the ld path (/etc/ld.so.conf) or wherever the clientlib is located -- regards, Tom -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
