What could be wrong with this script?

**Edwin** · July 8th, 2008, 4:53 PM

Code:

<?php
/*
RSS Feed Poster
Version 1.0.0
by:vbgamer45
http://www.smfhacks.com
*/

// SSI needed to get SMF functions
require('SSI.php');

// For the rss functions
require_once($sourcedir . '/Subs-RSS.php');

UpdateRSSFeedBots();
die($txt['smfrssposter_admin']);
?>

When executed by direct link it gives me an empty page, but that was expected. However, when I let it run through a cron-job I get:

Quote:

www/forum/cronrss.php: line 1: ?php: No such file or directory
www/forum/cronrss.php: line 2: /aquota.user: Permission denied
www/forum/cronrss.php: line 3: RSS: command not found
www/forum/cronrss.php: line 4: Version: command not found
www/forum/cronrss.php: line 5: by:vbgamer45: command not found
www/forum/cronrss.php: line 6: SMFHacks.com No such file or directory
www/forum/cronrss.php: line 7: access-logs/: is a directory
www/forum/cronrss.php: line 9: //: is a directory
www/forum/cronrss.php: line 10: syntax error near unexpected token `'SSI.php''
www/forum/cronrss.php: line 10: `require('SSI.php');'

It's for a feed poster for SMF.

**Mark** · July 8th, 2008, 5:54 PM

Looks like it is not being interpreted through PHP. Can you paste the exact command you are using cron to execute?

**fury** · July 9th, 2008, 1:45 AM

Like Mark said, could be a problem with the cronjob.

Code:

php /path/to/your/cron.php

Where the path starts with /home/

Probably like /home/cpanelusername/public_html/path/to/file

If the file is above public_html (non-public (a very good idea for some cronjobs)), just put in the path the same way.

I have a cron that makes backups to my remote server and the path is /home/rob/cron/backups/user1.php

**Edwin** · July 9th, 2008, 2:02 AM

20 * * * * www/forum/cronrss.php

**fury** · July 9th, 2008, 2:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edwin

20 * * * * www/forum/cronrss.php

Yeah, that's formatted wrong.

Quote:

Originally Posted by fury

Like Mark said, could be a problem with the cronjob.

Code:

php /path/to/your/cron.php

Where the path starts with /home/

Probably like /home/cpanelusername/public_html/path/to/file

If the file is above public_html (non-public (a very good idea for some cronjobs)), just put in the path the same way.

I have a cron that makes backups to my remote server and the path is /home/rob/cron/backups/user1.php

Should be more like:

Code:

20 * * * * php /home/public_html/USERNAME/public_html/forum/cronrss.php

Just make sure to replace USERNAME with your cPanel username.

**Edwin** · July 9th, 2008, 3:11 AM

Thanks. Will change this

**Edwin** · July 9th, 2008, 3:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fury

Yeah, that's formatted wrong.

Should be more like:

Code:

20 * * * * php /home/public_html/USERNAME/public_html/forum/cronrss.php

2 public_html? Removed the first public_html, and now it works. At least, I don't get the e-mails anymore I posted in the first topic. Now it's only that mysql keeps getting away.

**fury** · July 9th, 2008, 3:54 AM

Yeah, that was a typo. You got it right.

And if you plan to run it every 20 minutes, I would leave the email blank when creating the cron. Otherwise it will send you an email every 20 minutes with the results of the cron job. Not really needed once you've confirmed it to be working.

**Edwin** · July 9th, 2008, 8:19 AM

I turned the e-mail thingy off

but thanks for the warning

July 8th, 2008, 5:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mark Surpass Developer On a golden path... Joined in Jan 2004 Lives in Florida Hosted on decc.surpasshosting.com 493 posts Gave thanks: 17 Thanked 76 times	Looks like it is not being interpreted through PHP. Can you paste the exact command you are using cron to execute? __________________ Mark Surpass Hosting Developer sɹnoʎ uɐɥʇ ɹǝʇʇǝq sı bıs ʎɯ

July 9th, 2008, 1:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
fury Surpass Fan Excelling Contributor Joined in Dec 2005 Lives in MN > USA Hosted on pass84 797 posts Gave thanks: 41 Thanked 34 times	Like Mark said, could be a problem with the cronjob. Code: php /path/to/your/cron.php Where the path starts with /home/ Probably like /home/cpanelusername/public_html/path/to/file If the file is above public_html (non-public (a very good idea for some cronjobs)), just put in the path the same way. I have a cron that makes backups to my remote server and the path is /home/rob/cron/backups/user1.php __________________ fury™ - not helping the situation since 1987 robmonroe.net \| \| bullsux.com

July 9th, 2008, 2:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
Edwin Surpassing Dutch Super #1 Joined in Sep 2004 Lives in Arnhem, the Netherlands Hosted on SH98 2,451 posts Gave thanks: 179 Thanked 42 times	20 * * * * www/forum/cronrss.php __________________ sh98

July 9th, 2008, 3:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
Edwin Surpassing Dutch Super #1 Joined in Sep 2004 Lives in Arnhem, the Netherlands Hosted on SH98 2,451 posts Gave thanks: 179 Thanked 42 times	Thanks. Will change this __________________ sh98

July 9th, 2008, 3:54 AM	#8 (permalink)
fury Surpass Fan Excelling Contributor Joined in Dec 2005 Lives in MN > USA Hosted on pass84 797 posts Gave thanks: 41 Thanked 34 times	Yeah, that was a typo. You got it right. And if you plan to run it every 20 minutes, I would leave the email blank when creating the cron. Otherwise it will send you an email every 20 minutes with the results of the cron job. Not really needed once you've confirmed it to be working. __________________ fury™ - not helping the situation since 1987 robmonroe.net \| \| bullsux.com

July 9th, 2008, 8:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
Edwin Surpassing Dutch Super #1 Joined in Sep 2004 Lives in Arnhem, the Netherlands Hosted on SH98 2,451 posts Gave thanks: 179 Thanked 42 times	I turned the e-mail thingy off but thanks for the warning __________________ sh98

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