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Setting up a Cron Job on CPanel to executes a PHP script

As implied in the title, the Cron Job is supposed to execute a php file (update.php, to be specific). The php file then writes to a csv file stored in the same directory.

I have the time set to * * * * * so that it executes every minute. The command is written as follows:
php -q /home//public_html/wallboard/update.php
I don’t believe this is causing any errors, though it also doesn’t seem to write to the CSV file. When I visit update.php in a browser, however, it executes and writes to the CSV file immediately. I’m not experienced with Cron Jobs and I’m sure there’s an issue, but I don’t know what exactly that issue is. Let me know if you have suggestions/questions. Any help is appreciated!

Current Command:

* * * * * usr/bin/php -q /home/<user>/public_html/wallboard/update.php

update.php:

<?php

include('lib/HelpDeskView.php');
include('lib/WallboardDisplay.php');
include('helpdesk.csv');
$helpdesk = new HelpDeskView();
$text="rntest,test,test";
file_put_contents( "helpdesk.csv" , $text, FILE_APPEND);
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  1. 0

    IMHO the best way is to contact support and ask them about command line syntax.

    This is how I’m doing it at my linux server using cPanel.

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    This runs script.php which is stored in public root. Course, replace <username> in command line with your username.

    At another server I’m using same command line with /usr/bin/php instead of php at the beginning of line, but I’m aware that not all servers use same command line. Some require php-cli in command line instead of php, some don’t “like” -f argument, etc. So try various combinations.

    To find more suggestions check out this SO topic too: Run a PHP file in a cron job using CPanel

    Important thing: When trying different commands wait at least a minute (this case) to see if it works because Cron doesn’t fire your script immediately.

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  2. 0

    Try to execute the same command in PHP CLI and check if it gives you any error, you might be missing some libraries or references required for CLI execution.

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  3. 0

    Since your script resides in your public_html directory you can use wget for your Cron Job

    wget -O - -q https://yoursite.com/wallboard/update.php

    -O - output is written to the standard output in this case it will go to the email address you specify in CPanel

    -q quiet mode

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  4. 0

    /usr/bin/php -d register_argc_argv=On /home/USERNAME/public_html/DOMAIN/artisan AMIR:HOME

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