simple cron and application_top.php

[atozstore]

Hi,

I setup a cron job and it can call my script file, but my script fails when it encounter this line. when this script run, it never get to the echo 'got here' part. All I got is a blank screen. comment out the require_once line then it works.

Don't know the location of my script makes the difference. Here's the path public_html/scripts/test.php

<?php

require_once('/home/user/public_html/includes/application_top.php');

echo 'got here';

?>

[DrByte]

What exactly are you trying to do with this script?

To call public_html/includes/application_top, you need to start with your current working directory being public_html, not someplace higher or lower than that.

[atozstore]

Thanks DrByte for your fast response.

My script would extract zip and import values into Products database, I would also like to write many functions...

I want to use application_top.php so that all database and its settings are defined.

Because I will have multiple scripts for multiple vendors, I want to organize the scripts by vendors.

How do I get my script start at public_html like you said? do you mean the script must be in the root of my store for it to be able to call application_top.php and functions/functions_general.php?

[DrByte]

Yes. Putting the file in the "root of your store", as you call it, is the easiest approach. There are other ways you change directory via PHP if you have those skills.

[atozstore]

Thanks DrByte,

I will put the cron script in the public_html directory and have this script includes all necessary files, then calls vendor scripts depends on the parameters passed in by the cron command. I think this will solve my problems.