I've got a script called makeRss.php. It works fine if I try to open it
with my browser. It makes an RSS feed for every page on my site. You
can see it working here: http://www.autostratus.com/index.php?whatPage=makeRss
It does just what I want it to do.
However, I need for this script to get called every 15 minutes. So I
set it up as a cron job. And cron doesn't like calling this thing. Cron
is nice enough to send me an email with an error message. Every 15
minutes I get this:
/home/httpd/vhosts/autostratus.com/httpdocs/makeRss.php: line 1: ?php:
No such file
or directory
/home/httpd/vhosts/autostratus.com/httpdocs/makeRss.php: line 2: syntax
error near
unexpected token `"tagIndexLibra ry.php"'
/home/httpd/vhosts/autostratus.com/httpdocs/makeRss.php: line 2:
`include_once(" tagIndexLibrary .php");
Why would cron have a problem if the script works fine from the web
browser? 10  2159 
On 21 Dec 2005 09:06:53 -0800, "lawrence k" <lk******@geoci ties.com> wrote: I've got a script called makeRss.php. It works fine if I try to open it
with my browser. It makes an RSS feed for every page on my site. You
can see it working here:
http://www.autostratus.com/index.php?whatPage=makeRss
It does just what I want it to do.
However, I need for this script to get called every 15 minutes. So I
set it up as a cron job. And cron doesn't like calling this thing. Cron
is nice enough to send me an email with an error message. Every 15
minutes I get this:
/home/httpd/vhosts/autostratus.com/httpdocs/makeRss.php: line 1: ?php:
No such fil
You seem to be trying to run the .php file directly. This won't work; you
either need a #! line at the beginning, or you need to run it via PHP.
So either:
#!/path/to/php
as the first line, which will mess things up when it's run via the web, or
change your cron entry to:
*/15 * * * * /path/to/php /path/to/makeRss.php
... as I'm assuming it's currently something like:
*/15 * * * * /path/to/makeRss.php
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In our last episode,
<11************ *********@g49g2 000cwa.googlegr oups.com>,
the lovely and talented lawrence k
broadcast on comp.lang.php: /home/httpd/vhosts/autostratus.com/httpdocs/makeRss.php: line 1: ?php:
No such file
or directory
/home/httpd/vhosts/autostratus.com/httpdocs/makeRss.php: line 2: syntax
error near
unexpected token `"tagIndexLibra ry.php"'
/home/httpd/vhosts/autostratus.com/httpdocs/makeRss.php: line 2:
`include_once(" tagIndexLibrary .php");
Why would cron have a problem if the script works fine from the web
browser?
The executable is php, not your php script. The server knows
this. The operating system does not.
The first two characters of your file need to be #! followed
immediately by the path to php (not makeRss.php) - and when I
say first two characters, I mean the first two characters with
no preceding empty lines or spaces. Or you can call php from
chron with your script as an argument.
--
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My mail reader can beat up your mail reader.
Andy Hassall wrote: On 21 Dec 2005 09:06:53 -0800, "lawrence k" <lk******@geoci ties.com> wrote:
However, I need for this script to get called every 15 minutes. So I
set it up as a cron job. And cron doesn't like calling this thing. Cron
is nice enough to send me an email with an error message. Every 15
minutes I get this:
/home/httpd/vhosts/autostratus.com/httpdocs/makeRss.php: line 1: ?php:
No such fil
You seem to be trying to run the .php file directly. This won't work; you
either need a #! line at the beginning, or you need to run it via PHP.
So either:
#!/path/to/php
as the first line, which will mess things up when it's run via the web, or
I ran phpinfo() to find out the path, and this is the info I got:
PATH /sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
_SERVER["PATH"] /sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
_SERVER["PATH_TRANSLATE D"] /home/httpd/vhosts/autostratus.com/httpdocs/info.php
_ENV["PATH"] /sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
I'm sorry I know so little about shell scripts, but I can't figure from
this what the address in the first line should be. Is it like this:
#!/sbin/php
On 21 Dec 2005 15:32:30 -0800, "lawrence k" <lk******@geoci ties.com> wrote: Andy Hassall wrote: On 21 Dec 2005 09:06:53 -0800, "lawrence k" <lk******@geoci ties.com> wrote:
>However, I need for this script to get called every 15 minutes. So I
>set it up as a cron job. And cron doesn't like calling this thing. Cron
>is nice enough to send me an email with an error message. Every 15
>minutes I get this:
>
>/home/httpd/vhosts/autostratus.com/httpdocs/makeRss.php: line 1: ?php:
>No such fil
You seem to be trying to run the .php file directly. This won't work; you
either need a #! line at the beginning, or you need to run it via PHP.
So either:
#!/path/to/php
as the first line, which will mess things up when it's run via the web, or
I ran phpinfo() to find out the path, and this is the info I got:
PATH /sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
_SERVER["PATH"] /sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
_SERVER["PATH_TRANSLATE D"] /home/httpd/vhosts/autostratus.com/httpdocs/info.php
_ENV["PATH"] /sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
I'm sorry I know so little about shell scripts, but I can't figure from
this what the address in the first line should be. Is it like this:
#!/sbin/php
Type the following at a shell prompt:
which php
This will tell you the path.
Failing that, use phpinfo(), and look for "--prefix=" in the configure line.
If it's "--configure=/usr", then the CLI version of PHP is at /usr/bin/php.
And you probably don't want to be adding the #! line due to the warnings I
wrote immediately after it. You probably want the second option, changing your
cron entry to call php with the script as an argument.
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On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 09:06:53 -0800, lawrence k wrote: Why would cron have a problem if the script works fine from the web
browser?
Because you didn't specify the interpreter at the beginning of the script.
#!/usr/bin/php would be an excellent choice first line of the script,
if your php executable resides in /usr/bin.
-- http://www.mgogala.com
On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:42:34 +0000, Andy Hassall wrote: */15 * * * * /path/to/php /path/to/makeRss.php
This is disgusting! Andy, I'm disappointed.
-- http://www.mgogala.com
In our last episode,
<11************ **********@g49g 2000cwa.googleg roups.com>, the
lovely and talented lawrence k broadcast on comp.lang.php: Andy Hassall wrote: On 21 Dec 2005 09:06:53 -0800, "lawrence k" <lk******@geoci ties.com> wrote:
>
>However, I need for this script to get called every 15 minutes. So I
>set it up as a cron job. And cron doesn't like calling this thing. Cron
>is nice enough to send me an email with an error message. Every 15
>minutes I get this:
>
>/home/httpd/vhosts/autostratus.com/httpdocs/makeRss.php: line 1: ?php:
>No such fil
You seem to be trying to run the .php file directly. This won't work; you
either need a #! line at the beginning, or you need to run it via PHP.
So either:
#!/path/to/php
as the first line, which will mess things up when it's run via the web, or
I ran phpinfo() to find out the path, and this is the info I got:
PATH /sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
_SERVER["PATH"] /sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
_SERVER["PATH_TRANSLATE D"] /home/httpd/vhosts/autostratus.com/httpdocs/info.php
_ENV["PATH"] /sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
I'm sorry I know so little about shell scripts, but I can't figure from
this what the address in the first line should be. Is it like this:
#!/sbin/php
run
which php
That returns (in FreeBSD, will almost certainly vary in other
unices):
/usr/local/bin/php
That's what goes in the she-bang line:
#!/usr/local/bin/php
("She-bang" is an informal expression for #!).
This works for many kinds of scripts etc. in other languages,
such as perl, various shells, etc.
However, others have pointed out, php is not entirely unbroken
in this regard, and it would be more convenient for you if you
only had one version of each script, so the better option for
you is to run php from chron with your script as an argument.
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On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 01:01:57 +0000, Andy Hassall wrote: This is disgusting! Andy, I'm disappointed.
In what way?
Andy, the proper way to do it is #!/path/to/php in the first line
Calling PHP explicitly doesn't conform the IGO (International Geeks
Organization) standard for aesthetics. As a geek, I must protest.
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!
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