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WordPress – Executing shell script with a cron job

I can’t execute a shell script with a cron job on WordPress (knowing that I can’t use crontab). I can execute it with ‘sh my_script.sh’, but not with a cron job.

I’ve tried various scripts like this:

// Define the function that will execute your shell script
function execute_shell_script() {
    // Path to the shell file to execute
    $script_path = 'site/public_html/wp-content/plugins/github_install.sh';

    // Execute the shell script
    shell_exec($script_path);
}

// Schedule the execution of your function at a specific frequency
add_action('update_plugin', 'execute_shell_script');
if (!wp_next_scheduled('update_plugin')) {
    wp_schedule_event(time(), 'daily', 'update_plugin');
}

I want to pull from GitHub every day if there is an update.

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  1. Chosen as BEST ANSWER
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    It is not possible to use chmod on the server. I also tried shell_exec but without success.


  2. 0

    You need to update your code to execute the shell script properly (ensure that the script file is in the correct location, and accessible from your project):

    shell_exec("sh $script_path");

    Make sure that your script itself has the executable permission

    chmod +x script.sh
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