Cron Jobs in Cpanel

[Xrproto]

Does anyone know how to set up a cron job for a php script in cpanel?

I've never set up a cron job before.

 

[theNOTO]

If php is set up as a cgi, you can call it just like any other cron job.

If it's not set up as a cgi, you can use wget:

wget -O /dev/null http://www.yoursite.com/script.php

 

[grandcartel]

Cron Generator - generates cron entry format with instructions

 

[Xrproto]

Thanks you two!

 

[Stanley]

the command to execute any php script is very simple:
php /location/of/the/script

that will automatically call the php rendering engine, no need for wget

 

[Xrproto]

the command to execute any php script is very simple:
php /location/of/the/script

that will automatically call the php rendering engine, no need for wget

I haven't set it up yet so when you say "/location/of/the/script"

Would that be "/public_html/somefolder/somefolder/script.php"?

 

[Xrproto]

Also, do I have to put anything in the script I plan on executing or do I just put that command in the cron job?