cron states no such file or directory(the file is there)

Hi there guys,

I'm using a module in a PostNuke install that requires a cron job to be run if you want your RSS feeds updated.

I've tried:

http://www.domain.com/index.php?module=tRSSNews&type=admin&func=updatecache&option=cron&key=sdffj2020943924t577dsk
and
/home/domain/public_html//index.php?module=tRSSNews&type=admin&func=updatecache&option=cron&key=sdffj2020943924t577dsk

Both result in a notice at the specified time tha the cron was supposed to run that no such file or directory was found:

Is there a reason why cron can't run a command like this?

thanks,
json

 

Hi there David,

I attempted to run it two nights in a row via lynx, but although I'm getting a page output, it's not complete and the feeds aren't updating.

Might wget work, and if so, how would I "allow" a user other than root to use it?

thanks,
json

 

Hi there David, and thanks for the reply.

The script works fine. I've tested it via Firefox. When visited in Firefox, the expected output prints to screen, which is just three lines of text.

When cron runs and Lynx visits the page, instead of three lines of text, I get the whole front page of the site, as if it's stripping off all of the variables. I get the navigation links, a banner, who's online, etc.

Lynx just doesn't seem to be requesting the whole URL, but instead, just up to index.php.

thanks,
json

 

Hi there David,

I created a page with an include pointing to the cron URL. I'll see if that works in lynx before going any further.

Thanks very much for all of your help.
json