phpAdsNew/Cron

Lemmy · 2006-01-26, 08:43 AM

Anybody familiar with phpAdsNew out there? I sure could use some help!

I'm trying to set up the cron job to run the maintenance script in PAN, but so far neither I nor my host support has succeeded in making it work. I'm still getting that annoying warning pop-up.

This is the (current) code in my cron:

Code:

0**** lynx -dump http://gon-ads.com/adserver/maintenance/maintenance.php

I don't have cPanel, so support is doing everything for me. I know how to log in with Putty and look at the code myself, but I don't know how to edit it.

Any help/suggestions would be appreciated. TIA

Cleo · 2006-01-26, 08:46 AM

This is what mine looks like

Code:

## Needed by PHPAds
10 10 * * * lynx -dump http://www.cleos-porn-links.com/cgi-bin/phpads/maintenance/maintenance.php > /dev/null 2>&1

Lemmy · 2006-01-26, 08:57 AM

Thanks Cleo. From what I can see they're pretty identical except for this part: > /dev/null 2>&1 and that's to prevent the script from e-mailing you every time the cron runs, yes?

I'm going to find a few tuts on cron/ssh. It's a bitch having to rely on my host to get every little thing done.

Cleo · 2006-01-26, 09:06 AM

Yes that is correct.

I just SSH into my server and open a shell to edit my crontab. Vi is my editor and can be a bit confusing. Here is a page on using Vi.
http://staff.washington.edu/rells/R110/#basics5

SSH into your server
ssh USERNAME@YOURDOMAIN.com
HIT RETURN
it will ask you for your password and not show what you type.
HIT RETURN
crontab -e
HIT RETURN

This should put you in your default editor which most likely is Vi

Lemmy · 2006-01-26, 09:30 AM

Well that explains a few things. I tried using the Putty interface just as a regular text editor, which apparently doesn't work, lol. Thanks for that link.

natalie · 2006-01-26, 05:20 PM

this is what mine looked like when I was moving:
/usr/bin/GET -d http://www.pun-an-i.com/dir/maintenance/maintenance.php
No idea if its the same now cause it was all done for me

CalModels · 2006-01-29, 02:03 AM

Try curl instead of lynx

0 * * * * curl -s -o /dev/null http://bah.humbug.com/maintenance/maintenance.php

m0nk3yb0y · 2006-01-30, 12:42 AM

Thnx for your posts guys. I been trying to get a script of mine to run through cron for a while and couldn't figure out why it was trying to run a php file as a bash script. Guess sometimes you just have to think outside the box.... so to speak

Lemmy · 2006-01-30, 05:35 AM

Finally got it to work! This was the magic code that did the trick:

Code:

0**** /usr/local/bin/lynx -dump http://gon-ads.com/adserver/maintenance/maintenance.php

Thanks for the help everybody.

2006-01-26, 08:43 AM	#1
Lemmy You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Next door to a kid with a moped. Posts: 1,492	phpAdsNew/Cron Anybody familiar with phpAdsNew out there? I sure could use some help! I'm trying to set up the cron job to run the maintenance script in PAN, but so far neither I nor my host support has succeeded in making it work. I'm still getting that annoying warning pop-up. This is the (current) code in my cron: Code: 0**** lynx -dump http://gon-ads.com/adserver/maintenance/maintenance.php I don't have cPanel, so support is doing everything for me. I know how to log in with Putty and look at the code myself, but I don't know how to edit it. Any help/suggestions would be appreciated. TIA __________________ BUY MY PORNSITES!

2006-01-26, 08:46 AM	#2
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	This is what mine looks like Code: ## Needed by PHPAds 10 10 * * * lynx -dump http://www.cleos-porn-links.com/cgi-bin/phpads/maintenance/maintenance.php > /dev/null 2>&1 __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2006-01-26, 08:57 AM	#3
Lemmy You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Next door to a kid with a moped. Posts: 1,492	Thanks Cleo. From what I can see they're pretty identical except for this part: > /dev/null 2>&1 and that's to prevent the script from e-mailing you every time the cron runs, yes? I'm going to find a few tuts on cron/ssh. It's a bitch having to rely on my host to get every little thing done. __________________ BUY MY PORNSITES!

2006-01-26, 09:06 AM	#4
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	Yes that is correct. I just SSH into my server and open a shell to edit my crontab. Vi is my editor and can be a bit confusing. Here is a page on using Vi. http://staff.washington.edu/rells/R110/#basics5 SSH into your server ssh USERNAME@YOURDOMAIN.com HIT RETURN it will ask you for your password and not show what you type. HIT RETURN crontab -e HIT RETURN This should put you in your default editor which most likely is Vi __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2006-01-26, 09:30 AM	#5
Lemmy You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Next door to a kid with a moped. Posts: 1,492	Well that explains a few things. I tried using the Putty interface just as a regular text editor, which apparently doesn't work, lol. Thanks for that link. __________________ BUY MY PORNSITES!

2006-01-26, 05:20 PM	#6
natalie Whoo! 9/10 the way to buddy plays in "The Christ from Oz"! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 921	this is what mine looked like when I was moving: /usr/bin/GET -d http://www.pun-an-i.com/dir/maintenance/maintenance.php No idea if its the same now cause it was all done for me __________________ No 2257 woes with Retroraunch Submit to my Punani And my Pink Pussy

2006-01-29, 02:03 AM	#7
CalModels Trying is the first step towards failure Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 122	Try curl instead of lynx 0 * * * * curl -s -o /dev/null http://bah.humbug.com/maintenance/maintenance.php __________________ My Amateur Calgary Models

2006-01-30, 12:42 AM	#8
m0nk3yb0y If something goes wrong at the plant, blame the guy who can't speak English Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 31	Thnx for your posts guys. I been trying to get a script of mine to run through cron for a while and couldn't figure out why it was trying to run a php file as a bash script. Guess sometimes you just have to think outside the box.... so to speak __________________ Sleazy Monkey

2006-01-30, 05:35 AM	#9
Lemmy You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Next door to a kid with a moped. Posts: 1,492	Finally got it to work! This was the magic code that did the trick: Code: 0**** /usr/local/bin/lynx -dump http://gon-ads.com/adserver/maintenance/maintenance.php Thanks for the help everybody. __________________ BUY MY PORNSITES!