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I cannot figure out how to run a cron

New postby leirbag » Sat Sep 24, 2011 2:35 pm

Hi all,
Having installed other mod's, I am not able to undeerstand how to run mail_digest.php.
My case is the following:
My host do not give me the chance to set up a cron from host control panel.
So, and following DIY instructions, I need to use another option, this is, curl. But How can I access to Linux Shell (SSH, I suppose) remotely. I imagine I cannot.

wget: I didn't get a chance, so I pass the the next step: Using command linePHP to run mail_digest.php. My question is, How cain I access to PHP command line remotely?

Is there any way to do the same (this is, to run a cron) by means of a wrapped php script?

Thank you in advance

Gabriel
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Re: I cannot figure out how to run a cron

New postby MarkDHamill » Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:04 am

None of that will work for you if your host does not provide a cron capability. If you have SSH you may be able to program a cron manually, but more likely you are stuck with having an external monitoring system call mail_digests.php for you once an hour. Details are in the DIY instructions.
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Re: I cannot figure out how to run a cron

New postby leirbag » Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:03 am

Thank you, Mark for your early answer. I'll try an External Monitoring System as you and your DIY suggest.

Gabriel
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