cron job running PHP script to update MySQL - access denied error
 

I have a cronjob set up to run every 5 minutes and all it does is run a PHP script and updates a MySQL database. I am getting this error.

/bin/sh: /usr/bin/curl: Permission denied

The directory permissions are drwxr-xr-x
File permissions are set to -rwxr-xr-x

I have tried these in for the cronjob

*/5 * * * * curl /public_html/directory/cron_fivemins.php
or
*/5 * * * * curl http://www.url.com/cron_fivemins.php

If I run the script manually it works fine, so I am assuming it is a permissions issue.

Any help is appeciated.

Thanks

Would you copy and paste the precise line which is failing in your crontab file?

There isn't one. What I posted is all I get.

Post the contents of your script and also the results of

ll /usr/bin/curl

I found some information on this and tried the following in my cron tab:

*/5 * * * * /usr/local/bin/php /usr/home/username/public_html/directory/cron_fivemins.php

Now I get an error that says: no input file found.

Am I on the right track?

Thanks

Difficult to say without looking at your PHP code. /usr/local/bin/php is for running php scripts via the command line. Does the script run from the command line i.e.
php cron_fivemins.php?

You might need to modify your script somewhat to run via CLI.

When I've had this type of error (it runs for me but not for cron) it's normally a permissions issue. What crontab file are you running from? ie: when you modify crontab what is your user ID?

Not sure, as this is being setup via cpanel from my hosting service, but I agree, it seems to be a permissions issue. I do have limited shell access, but can not create a crontab or view them from the shell.

I found this article and followed the info in it, but still no luck. I also just found out that my hosting does not allow crons under 15 minutes, and I was trying 5. So I am just testing it now with 20 minutes.

http://www.modwest.com/help/kb5-125.html

Working now. Never even thought of something like that from my hosting service. It was just by chance I checked with them.

Thanks for the answers.

You need a better provider...