Re: [cobalt-users] cron hourly help please

[Thomas Sanders <email-sub@xxxxxxxxxx>]

You need to test to see if you have wget or lynx installed on your server.
try typing lynx and see if you get a text browser, or type wget and see if 
you get a help message.
Then you can choose which one you prefer.

-Thomas
At 08:12 AM 1/23/2004, you wrote:
> Hello,
> I am currently setting up a piece of software on my server for a client. The
> software requires that a cron job is run hourly. Which of the options should
> I use below:
>
> # if your server supports curl:
> 0 * * * * curl -s -o /dev/null
> http://your.server.name.here/phpAdsNew/maintenance/maintenance.php
>
> # if your server supports fetch:
>
> 0 * * * * fetch -o /dev/null
> http://your.server.name.here/phpAdsNew/maintenance/maintenance.php
>
> # if your server supports lynx:
>
> 0 * * * * lynx > /dev/null -dump
> http://your.server.name.here/phpAdsNew/maintenance/maintenance.php
>
> # if your server supports wget:
>
> 0 * * * * wget -q -O /dev/null
> http://your.server.name.here/phpAdsNew/maintenance/maintenance.php
>
> Also, I would really appreciate the steps involved in setting up a cron job,
> as I have never done this before.
>
> Thanks,
> Declan.
>
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