Php – Run a PHP file in a cron job using CPanel

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I am just trying to run a PHP script using a cron job within CPanel – is this the correct syntax:

/usr/bin/php -q /home/username/public_html/cron/cron.php >/dev/null

I am not getting any email notifications stating a cron has been completed, do I need to do anything specific with the PHP file?

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I used this command to activate cron job for this.

/usr/bin/php -q /home/username/public_html/yourfilename.php

on godaddy server, and its working fine.

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Advise 1: use wget command, wget runs the PHP script exactly as if it was called from the web so the PHP environment is exactly the same of when calling the file from the web, it's easier to debug your script then.

wget -O - http://yourdomain.com/adi/cron/daily.php >/dev/null 2>&1

The cron jobs has to be created going into cPanel cron jobs menu. I don't understand if you have this clear by reading your hoster's answer.

And advise 2: change web hosting, try this one they don't leave you alone.

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