cron.php

[Thufir]

On Sun, 06 May 2012 16:56:59 +0200, Patrick Asselman wrote:

> On Sun, 6 May 2012 07:26:16 -0700, Thufir wrote:
>> is the a particular "cron.php" which manages php cron jobs or similar?
>> Is there a particular syntax for PHP cron, something like:
>>
>>
>> 1 * * * *  /home/thufir/foo.php 1
>>
>>
>> or do you need a different syntax to make that run?
>>
>>
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> Thufir
> 
>  A .php file is not executable by itself. You may want to do
>  "/usr/bin/php -f /home/thufir/foo.php". Best to try that manually at
>  first, before putting it in the crontab, just to see if it works. (If
>  it is a php file that is supposed to be accessed via the web server, it
>  will probably not work.)
> 
>  Best regards,
>  Patrick Asselman


Thanks everyone, got it sorted.