cron job without cpanel?

[feeble]

Yeah...I dont know why it doesnt work. I put in a support ticket to my host. Maybe I should just call em up...

maybe this one might work instead
* * * * * /dh/cgi-system/php.cgi /home/youruser/yourdomain.com/path-to-php4-script.php

Hihi..i followed the instructions given, but it doesn't seem to work cos there's no increase in the money put in the bank.. =(

this is for dreamhost users only.
http://www.daniel15.com/forum/index.php/topic,193.0.html
for how to setup the cron on other hosts

[p-chan]

Could it be that the code is wrong? Cos it seems a little different from the code provided by Daniel =)

[ProwlingTiger]

I contacted DreamHost. They told me something about not being able to run PHP scripts in that manner...or something.

Here's the script they gave me to try:

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lynx -dump http://zephyrgaming.com/forums/Sources/shop/dointerest.php

[p-chan]

Thanks a lot! I shall try the code too =)

[ProwlingTiger]

I didnt get it to work. You?

[p-chan]

I didnt get it to work. You?

Me too..it doesn't work.. T_____T

[ProwlingTiger]

Well I was then told to add something like /user/bin...but that didnt work either.

[Daniel15]

I contacted DreamHost. They told me something about not being able to run PHP scripts in that manner...or something.

Here's the script they gave me to try:

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lynx -dump http://zephyrgaming.com/forums/Sources/shop/dointerest.php

OK, If you need to run it like that, you need the script in the Bank interest without cron job? Read this! topic. Save that script with a random name (as detailed in that topic), test it out (by going to http://zephyrgaming.com/forums/whatever_it_is_called.php), and once it's confirmed as working, use the URL to it in the cron job.

[ProwlingTiger]

Okay, I shall see if it works!

[ProwlingTiger]

Okay, Im about ready to just give this interest thing up.

Heres my cron job:

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/usr/bin/lynx -dump=20
http://www/forums/filename.php
And the file code:

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<?php
/**********************************************\
| SMFSHOP (Shop MOD for Simple Machines Forum) |
|         (c) 2005 DanSoft Australia           |
|      http://www.dansoftaustralia.net/        |
\**********************************************/

//File: dointerest.php
//      The file to add interest to member's bank

//VERSION: 1.31 (Build 7)
//DATE: 10th December 2005

include("/home/.***/www/forums/SSI.php");

$interest_rate = $modSettings['shopInterest'] / 100;
db_query("UPDATE {$db_prefix}members
SET moneyBank = moneyBank + (moneyBank*{$interest_rate})", __FILE__, __LINE__);

echo "Interest added at ".date("d/m/Y h:i:s A");
?>