Crontab php fail

Question

My cron file says: * * * * * root /usr/bin/php /var/www/html/cron.php

And cron.php is executable and located at /var/www/html/cron.php, still it doesn't work at all. My cron.php file:

<?php
include('Includes/top.php');

$Cron->closeServer();
?>

Why do you have "root" there? It should not be necessary to specify the username, this will attempt to execute the command root /usr/bin/php /var/www/html/cron.php — rickdenhaan
– rickdenhaan, Commented Jun 4, 2017 at 12:17
We need more info here. On the face of it - $Cron isn't clearly defined. — HPierce
– HPierce, Commented Jun 4, 2017 at 12:29
@HPierce it works when I just visit that file in the browser, so that isn't the problem — sfsefsf33fs3fs3fs
– sfsefsf33fs3fs3fs, Commented Jun 4, 2017 at 12:33
i guess problem will be in php location /usr/bin/php, open terminal and run the command /usr/bin/php /var/www/html/cron.php do you see any error message ? — Kazz
– Kazz, Commented Jun 4, 2017 at 13:01

Luke Cousins · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-04 14:04:54Z

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The problem is the include() is relative and you're probably not in the right working dir.

Change your command to cd /var/www/html && /usr/bin/php cron.php

answered Jun 4, 2017 at 14:04

Luke Cousins

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