[FX.php List] Crontab to run php script?

[Dale Bengston]

Hi Jonathan,

The easiest way to trigger a regular, timed script on OS X Server is with... iCal. Any event may be configured to run a script or application. The location of the script is not important except for web access. Scripts run by the web user need to be in the web folder (/Library/WebServer/Documents/) because that's the extend of the web user's world. It's a security thing.

Running a PHP script from Terminal gives you all the access rights of the current logged-in user.

Hope this helps,
Dale

On Jun 4, 2010, at 9:42 PM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:

> Hi Folks,
> 
> I need to create a Crontab in OS X Server to run a php script. The script performs sales order post processing instead of doing it during order entry. This allows sales reps to be more efficient.
> 
> The question is whether I can I leave the script, which calls other scripts, in the existing web folder.  On OS X Server, that is /Library/WebSerber/Documents/TheWebFolder.
> 
> Moving along, I'm struggling with how to create the crontab to call the script.
> 
> Any experienced crontab jockeys out there?
> 
> Jonathan
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