PHP Cron Jobs

[xSnipez]

So, I've seen a thread on this before, but couldn't understand the directory stuff and the command. Could someone help me out if I'm using php and the cron file is in the public_html directory please?

 

[bdistler]

This Cron job will make a 'output' log file in your [ public_html ] folder and assumes you PHP script is in your [ public_html ] folder
to test - set the 'time' for every six (6) minutes - I suggest setting it to run no more frequently than you will actually need - after the test

Minute -- */6
Hour ---- *
Day ----- *
Month --- *
Weekday --*

replace {your cPanel name} and {your PHP file name} with yours - without the "{" "}" - do not add any spaces

Cron command:
/usr/local/bin/php /home/{your cPanel name}/public_html/{your PHP file name} 2>&1 >> /home/{your cPanel name}/public_html/cron_output.log

 

[xSnipez]

How would I find out my cPanel name?

 

[descalzo]

cPanel first page
Left column "Stats"
Second entry, "Home Directory" , /home/your-cPanel-name

 

[xSnipez]

Just set up the 1 minute cron and it still isn't running.

 

[essellar]

You're not allowed a one-minute cron. You are not allowed to run a cron more than once every five minutes (which means that if you have multiple crons, you have to schedule them so that they don't run less than five minutes apart).

 

[xSnipez]

So say if I wanted to run a hospital cron, I'd have to run it every 5 minutes?

 

[bdistler]

you must not have more than 1 running (starting) - no less than - every 5 minutes
....can NOT have two (2) or more running at the same time

 

[xSnipez]

All this confuses me.

I have a 1 minute cron file.
A 5 minute cron file
An hour cron file and a day cron file.

Will I be able to run these? All separately?

 

[bdistler]

You can NOT run a "1 minute Cron file" with a basic free-hosting accounts

the every five (5) minute job - and the every one (1) hour job - would both try to run at the top (start) of each hour
you can not run two (2) jobs at the same time with a basic free-hosting account

Cron jobs may not request external content - and you can have only one (1) Cron job execution per five (5) minutes with a basic free-hosting account

 

[essellar]

Even on a Premium account, where you are allowed 1 minute crons, you would have to set up a schedule where the 1-minute job takes 4 of the 5 minutes, then skips a turn while your 5-minute job runs. Once an hour, it would need to skip an extra turn to allow the hourly to run (or you could skip a turn on the 5-minute job). And once a day you'd need to skip another job to run your daily. That means either a complicated cron schedule or a script that's smart enough to know what it's supposed to do on a particular run.

 

[pus]

All this confuses me.

I have a 1 minute cron file.
A 5 minute cron file
An hour cron file and a day cron file.

Will I be able to run these? All separately?

You may use a third party cron job service like http://www.easycron.com

 

[Skizzerz]

Even on a Premium account, where you are allowed 1 minute crons, you would have to set up a schedule where the 1-minute job takes 4 of the 5 minutes, then skips a turn while your 5-minute job runs. Once an hour, it would need to skip an extra turn to allow the hourly to run (or you could skip a turn on the 5-minute job). And once a day you'd need to skip another job to run your daily. That means either a complicated cron schedule or a script that's smart enough to know what it's supposed to do on a particular run.

Incorrect. The only one cron running at a time is a restriction only on Free Hosting and Prime (Free Hosting is restricted to one cron running per 5 minutes, Prime is restricted to one cron running per minute). Illuminated and Premium have no restrictions on cron jobs.