Cron job - Can I use php command!

Discussion in 'Setting-up protection' started by joom, Oct 2, 2006.

  1. joom

    joom New Member

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    As in your manual, it said that we should use linyx command to run external cron instead of internal cron. However, my host provider noticed me that the linyx will take some resources because it load a browser to run the cron.

    My question is: can we use php command or GET command to run the cron instead of linyx? I try to use php commnad and it runs. But I am not sure if it run correctly.

    Best regards,
    www.joomlart.com
    joom, Oct 2, 2006
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  2. alex

    alex aMember Pro Customer Staff Member

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    Sure, you can use GET command. PHP command is less recommended, but on most hosts is also working.
    alex, Oct 3, 2006
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  3. dan_kelly

    dan_kelly New Member

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    Why is it "less recommended", is it prone to error? Is it not as effective? Do some of the commands not get executed?
    dan_kelly, Aug 7, 2007
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