I try to make cron execute a php file. I opened crontab, wrote:
07 * * * * /usr/bin/php /var/www/html/folder/cron.php
The php file should send an email.
But cron doesn't work. The php script works itself.
Ideas?
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Does it run when you call it manually on the command line? – Taryn East Oct 21 '16 at 00:19
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Yes, It runs... – Tarlan Mamedzadeh Oct 21 '16 at 00:19
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You can store the results of the CRON run. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4811738/cron-job-log-how-to-log – chris85 Oct 21 '16 at 00:21
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sending mail is an unreliable test. – Oct 21 '16 at 00:23
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The scipt works when I execute it. I suppose, the cron doesn't work itself – Tarlan Mamedzadeh Oct 21 '16 at 00:27
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crontab -l gives 'No crontab for root' – Tarlan Mamedzadeh Oct 21 '16 at 00:44
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then how do you install this crontab? it does not seem to exist (at least for root, perhaps another user) – Oct 21 '16 at 01:18
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Running php from command line says 'Could open input file' – Tarlan Mamedzadeh Oct 21 '16 at 18:37