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Cron Jobs with PHP and other File Types

Overview

This article will provide examples of different commands you can use in Cron Job. If you need a different explanation on Cron Jobs, please refer to this list of Cron Job articles.



Important: The lines below are examples of command lines. Bold sections must be changed.

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Cron Jobs with PHP and other File Type

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PHP

Command to run a PHP5 cron job:

            php /home/username/public_html/cron.php
            

Optional flags are sometimes required for a PHP cron job:

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

Command to use a specific php.ini file:

            php -c /home/username/public_html/php.ini /home/username/public_html/myscript.php
            

Command to GET a remote file:

            /usr/bin/GET http://www.example.com/file.php
            

Perl

Command to run a CGI cron job:

            perl /home/username/public_html/cgi-bin/file.pl
            

SSH

Command to run a shell script cron job:

            /bin/sh /home/username/public_html/file.sh
            

MySQL

It is good practice to not type your password out in the following commands but to use the -p flag alone and have the system prompt you for the password. This is why your password stays secure and is never on the server as plain text.

Command to import a database:

            mysql -u mysql_user -ppassword database_name < backup.sql
            

Command to export a database:

            mysqldump -u mysql_user -ppassword database_name > backup.sql
            
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