I am using 7.0.3, Whenever i set cron job as

* * * * * cd /srv/www/fourthmolar.com/public_html/periodic/; /usr/bin/php -q cron.php

is starts killing server processes n force me to restart server.

i m using linux vps with ram 512 mb

plz help

edited- m also getting this mail in my inbox

cd: 1: can't cd to /srv/www/fourthmolar.com/public_html/periodic/cron.php
/usr/bin/php: 1: cannot open ?php: No such file
/usr/bin/php: 2: /bin: Permission denied
/usr/bin/php: 3: dl: not found
/usr/bin/php: 4: dl: not found
/usr/bin/php: 5: dl: not found
/usr/bin/php: 6: Syntax error: "(" unexpected

Try using this instead:

* * * * * /usr/bin/php -q /srv/www/fourthmolar.com/public_html/periodic/cron.php

You may want to also try setting the cron job to run every x minutes instead of every second.

Edit: Seeing your edited post, this seems to involve something else.

M getting above mentioned error msg in my inbox every minute...

how it will b cleared  that cron is working fine??

Have you asked your hosting provider about this issue?  This looks like a server side issue with some parts of the PHP Installation not properly configured.

yes i asked n they replied that they have provided an unmanaged server..  so thay cant do nything in it.

do i need some php mods for this??

edit- how to set mails to be send hourly instead of per minute as my mails has been temp blocked due to smamming by server

Your getting the successive errors because of the first one. It can't change to the specified directory. It's a chain reaction. The first error causes the rest to occure.

So try setting cron as magnussoft suggested.

* * * * * /usr/bin/php -q /srv/www/fourthmolar.com/public_html/periodic/cron.php

done as

* * * * * /usr/bin/php -q /srv/www/fourthmolar.com/public_html/periodic/cron.php

now m getting this mail every minute..

/usr/bin/php: 1: cannot open ?php: No such file
/usr/bin/php: 2: /bin: Permission denied
/usr/bin/php: 3: dl: not found
/usr/bin/php: 4: dl: not found
/usr/bin/php: 5: dl: not found
/usr/bin/php: 6: Syntax error: "(" unexpected

do i need ny php mod for cron?

how to set hourly mail?

it would appear that /ust/bin/php is not the path to the installed php on your server. Normally i would suggest you contact your host for the correct path, but they will just tell you that you have a unmanaged server and will refuse to help.

So. you will have to get it on your own.

You will need to shell to a linux command prompt.

Run the command which php

That should return the proper path to use for the cron line.

it would appear that /ust/bin/php is not the path to the installed php on your server. Normally i would suggest you contact your host for the correct path, but they will just tell you that you have a unmanaged server and will refuse to help.

So. you will have to get it on your own.

You will need to shell to a linux command prompt.

Run the command which php

That should return the proper path to use for the cron line.

it says -  /usr/bin/php

Ok. so the path is correct. This is weird.

See if the cron.php file runs manually without errors.

First, try this.

http://www.fourthmolar.com/periodic/cron.php

Then try this. From a shell issue the following commands.

cd /srv/www/fourthmolar.com/public_html/periodic/

php cron.php

report the results of each of them.

When trying url, it gives this error

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /periodic/cron.php on this server.

Hello

To try the cron job on your browser you must rename the .htaccess in the periodic folder as "_______.htaccess" or "old.htaccess.old"
Without renaming this file you do not access to the cron.
After renaiming the cron, run it in your browser abd you will get a white page or a 500 internal sever error

try with different browsers.

Fred

still m not able to set cron job..... so sumbdy tell me wat will happen if i dnt set it and leave it undone?

Are you sure the path is fourthmolar.com and not fourthmolar without with .com?

Are you on Shared, Dedicated or VPS hosting?

sometimes the -q switch must be at the end.... it will work perfectly if you have correct paths...it must know where php is and know exactly what file to run and where it is.

1- *****

2- either usr/bin/php  or usr/local/bin/php  ask host "where is php located"

3-/srv/www/fourthmolar.com/public_html/periodic/cron.php

4- -q

* * * * * /usr/bin/php /srv/www/fourthmolar.com/public_html/periodic/cron.php -q

came across an environment the other day on hostmonster where php5 was running on ramdisk, so the path to php was /ramdisk/php5

yeah that was a doozy.

@chap, yes the path is fourthmolar.com and m using an unmanaged vps

@mrpowerless, k i'll try it agn

@dosdawg, ill go fr php5 too,

thanks to all

I have lynux

I set my cron job to this

/home/username/public_html/mysite.com/periodic; /usr/lib/php -q -c /home/username/php.ini cron.php

when I check the emails i get this

/bin/sh: /home/username/public_html/mysite.com/periodic: No such file or directory
/bin/sh: /usr/lib/php: is a directory

can you guy tell me if my cron job is wrong or is set right

Thank's

What version of PHP are you running, Version 4 or 5?

Sorry for the blank post..

Now i set my cron as -

which php5 -q /srv/www/fourthmolar.com/public_html/periodic/cron.php

and getting this mail every minute..

/usr/bin/php5
/srv/www/fourthmolar.com/public_html/periodic/cron.php

-no error mail, so does it mean my cron is working good now??

How to set it for hourly and what will b its effects??

Hi

I have

PHP Version 5.2.14

@ ufo.. try the same wat i did

instead of givin the pata u just write there which php it will automatically find it

can you send me your full cron job to see wat is the diferents

Thank's

which php5 -q /PATH/periodic/cron.php

I set my to this

php5 -q /srv/www/mysite.com/public_html/periodic/cron.php

and I get this

Could not open input file: /srv/www/latincrib.net/public_html/periodic/cron.php

wat is srv and www for you

@ ufo.... srv  and www are same fr me.. pla try puttin 'which' before php5

it shud look like  which php5 -q /srv/www/mysite.com/public_html/periodic/cron.php

also plz tell me how to sec cron to mail hourly and tell me its after effects

km31337:/var/www/vhosts/***.de/httpdocs/periodic# php cron.php
<font color="red">safe_mode is On, disable it</font> <br />
Please go to the <br />
<a href="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/wiki/GenDolTShooter">Dolphin Troubleshooter</a> <br />
and solve the problem

.km31337:/var/www/vhosts/****.de/httpdocs/periodic# php5 cron.php
<font color="red">safe_mode is On, disable it</font> <br />
Please go to the <br />
<a href="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/wiki/GenDolTShooter">Dolphin Troubleshooter</a> <br />

But in php.ini the safe_mode = off   in phpinfo() Master Value: safe_mode = off   when i call the file with a browser, it runs.

I am also having this email come through;

Error

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /periodic/cron.php on this server.

<font color="red">allow_url_include is On (warning, you should have this param in Off state, or your site will unsafe)</font> <br />
Please go to the <br />
<a href="http://www.boonex.com/trac/dolphin/wiki/GenDolTShooter">Dolphin Troubleshooter</a> <br />
and solve the problem.

Function allow_url_include is in the hosting is OFF