Comments on: Running PHP cron jobs - regular scheduled tasks in PHP http://www.developertutorials.com/blog/php/running-php-cron-jobs-regular-scheduled-tasks-in-php-172/ Keeping webmasters up-to-date on technology. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:59:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: pauluZ http://www.developertutorials.com/blog/php/running-php-cron-jobs-regular-scheduled-tasks-in-php-172/#comment-989 pauluZ Tue, 20 May 2008 10:13:22 +0000 http://www.developertutorials.com/blog/php/running-php-cron-jobs-regular-scheduled-tasks-in-php-172/#comment-989 Don't forget to add a parametr -c with the path to php.ini file in the first line inside the php script. Why? Sometimes the conf file for php isn't loaded and then you have to point to it: `#!/usr/bin/php -q -c /etc/php.ini’ Don’t forget to add a parametr -c with the path to php.ini file in the first line inside the php script. Why?
Sometimes the conf file for php isn’t loaded and then you have to point to it:
`#!/usr/bin/php -q -c /etc/php.ini’

]]> By: Craig http://www.developertutorials.com/blog/php/running-php-cron-jobs-regular-scheduled-tasks-in-php-172/#comment-922 Craig Fri, 16 May 2008 15:16:21 +0000 http://www.developertutorials.com/blog/php/running-php-cron-jobs-regular-scheduled-tasks-in-php-172/#comment-922 You can also add '#!/usr/bin/php -q' as the first line inside the php script. Chmod the php file as executable, then it will be executable like any other script. 0 0 * * * /usr/bin/php /home/username/myscript.php turns into: 0 0 * * * /home/username/myscript.php You can also add ‘#!/usr/bin/php -q’ as the first line inside the php script.
Chmod the php file as executable, then it will be executable like any other script.

0 0 * * * /usr/bin/php /home/username/myscript.php

turns into:

0 0 * * * /home/username/myscript.php

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