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[NYDAz]

I don't know much about cron jobs but I think I've got it !

if I load a crontab, does it remain in computer's memory or do I need it to run it every time I power on the computer ?

    

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Seems like my crontab won't start !

Any help is appreciated !

- I've created a script example.php and put it on my desktop
- opened terminal
- checked my crontab with : nydaz@nydaz ~ $ crontab -l
- no crontab for nydaz
- created a file nydaz.cron with the following content :
# m h  dom mon dow   command
25 0 * * * php /home/nydaz/Desktop/example.php
- i want it to run everyday at 0:25
- executed from terminal with nydaz@nydaz ~ $ crontab /home/nydaz/Desktop/nydaz.cron
- it won't start

what should I do ?



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[serialnoob]

not brilliant at that either but this is one of mine (in spirit) that works;

php -q /home/user/bla/bla/script_to_run.php 1>/dev/null 2>&1

"1>/dev/null 2>&1" this part includes whether or not to email result display it (in this case show or email nothing), but if you google it specificaly, it should get you going

[Bompa]

Desktop?  What OS is this?

I'm confused.

[NYDAz]

oooppsy !

I forgot to export the results into a txt file !

I thought that the crontab will show me when it's working !

 

Desktop?  What OS is this?

I'm confused.

linux mint on desktop

not brilliant at that either but this is one of mine (in spirit) that works;

php -q /home/user/bla/bla/script_to_run.php 1>/dev/null 2>&1

"1>/dev/null 2>&1" this part includes whether or not to email result display it (in this case show or email nothing), but if you google it specificaly, it should get you going

thanks bro !

the correct syntax is :
25 0 * * * /usr/bin/php /home/nydaz/Desktop/example.php > /tmp/results.txt

Finally !
 

[serialnoob]

the correct syntax is :
25 0 * * * /usr/bin/php /home/nydaz/Desktop/example.php > /tmp/results.txt

Finally !
 

welcome!

Glad to learn about yr /tmp/results.txt

I assume 'results.txt' ends up in '/home/nydaz/tmp/results.txt' Right?