Cron job not working!! help!!!

[waldopulanco29]

hello!! i have a problem with cron job. it doesn't work with me, my server is chopin.x10hosting.com
and here is my command
* * * * * php -q /home/username/etc/cron.php

it will execute every minutes.
but it will not execute.
and i have no email receive about cronjob is run!!

i hope it will fix as soon as posible.
my server is chopin.x10hosting.com

thanks in advance!!

[misson]

As per the ToS, running a cron job every minute will get you suspended. You can run no more than one cron job every 5 minutes. You could fill out the minute field yourself (*/5), but a better choice for novices is to use cPanel's cron wizard.

"-q" isn't a valid command line option to PHP.

Give the full path to the PHP binary. Either "/usr/bin/php" or "/usr/local/bin/php" should work.

[waldopulanco29]

sir which is the correct comand?
*/5 * * * * /usr/bin/php -q /home/username/etc/cron.php

or without -q?

*/5 * * * * /usr/bin/php /home/username/etc/cron.php

please give me some some sample!!

thanks in advance!

[waldopulanco29]

i try the following command but it won't work

php -q /home/username/etc/cron.php

php-cron /home/username/etc/cron.php

php-cron -q /home/username/etc/cron.php

/usr/local/bin/php -q /home/username/etc/cron.php

/usr/bin/php -q /home/username/etc/cron.php

[slacker_]

try

/usr/bin/php -f /home/waldopulanco29/path/to/your/cron.php

[waldopulanco29]

try

/usr/bin/php -f /home/waldopulanco29/path/to/your/cron.php

sir it also dont work. any idea sir?

[slacker_]

go to your cpanel, look at Stats -> Home Directory,
where you can see your username

scroll down to Advanced -> click on Cron jobs

under "add new cron job" click on "minute" -> every five minutes (*/5)

Command:
/usr/bin/php -f /home/your_username/www/cron.php >/dev/null 2>&1

which should work fine.

you can do a test write every 5 minutes, for example

cron.php:

<?php
$content = ".";

$f = fopen ("/home/your_username/www/scores.txt", "a+");
fwrite($f,$content,strlen($content));
fclose($f); 

?>

(remember to create cron.php in your document root)

open "scores.txt" in your browser to see if it works,
there should be an dot added every five minutes..

[waldopulanco29]

thank you so much sir now is working!!
please close this thread!!

best regards
waldo!!

[imaks07]

Many Thanks worked for me as well.

[misson]

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