cron jobs failed

[Stanleytiew]

I'm creating the following cron jobs

5 2 * * * /home/firstonl/public_html/customer/tollfree/pw_exp_check.php

but getting the following error:

/bin/sh: line 1: /home/firstonl/public_html/customer/tollfree/pw_exp_check.php: Permission denied

Can anybody help what wrong with the cronjob or what others setting required.

 

[webignition]

You'd need to either put a shebang line in the script pointing to the path to the PHP executable or put the same path in the cron entry prior to the script path.

You should also check that the script has the correct execute permissions.

 

[Stanleytiew]

Your explanation is to general for a person who new to crob jobs, appreciate very much if you could give more details on how the command look like. Example will be much appreciated.

 

[webignition]

A shebang line tells the thing that opens the script what it should use to run the script.

Thatw would involve putting the following lines as the very first line in the PHP script:

#!/usr/bin/php

The latter method would involve specifying, within the cron entry, the same path to PHP as in the shebang line.

In your case:

5 2 * * * /usr/bin/php /home/firstonl/public_html/customer/tollfree/pw_exp_check.php

You'd probably find the second option more suitable.

As far as script permissions go, what are the permissions on /home/firstonl/public_html/customer/tollfree/pw_exp_check.php?

 

[Stanleytiew]

Thank you very much, it is working well.

 

[webignition]

Good to hear!