[Jay6390]

Hi, i am wanting to use a cron job with my php file, and if possible use ?x=value at the end, ie

PHP Code:

www.site.com/script.php?name=jay 

or

PHP Code:

/home/jay6390/public_html/script.php?name=jay 

1. Is it possible to do this (please note i am using cPanel)
2. which of the two above should i use for this

Many thanks

Jay

im pretty sure its the second one. your host should have a good guide based on their security policy

[Jay6390]

thanks, i'll contact them as well

Jay

[Jay6390]

just have

"I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't assist you with that problem"

Very f***ing useful!

Poo!

[Sxooter]

Does your machine have wget on it?

wget http://site.com/script.html?arg1=val1

[Jay6390]

i dont know. how can i tell in cpanel?

[Jay6390]

Sorted

just needed to run via php with the following
php /home/jay6390/public_html/script.php

I cant do it with the ? in it though. does anyone have any suggestions as to how i can
achieve this?

Thanks

Jay

[Sxooter]

You'll need to rewrite it to $argv[] $argc and give it arguments.

so,if you call it as:

/home/jay6390/public_html/script.php filename emailaddress

then the script would have:

$argc=3
$argv[0] = /home/jay6390/public_html/script.php
$argv[1] = filename
$argv[2] = emailaddress

best way to find out if you have wget is to just try it. i.e. make a cron entry and see if it works.

[Sxooter]

P.s. read this page on using php from the command line for more info.