Currency Update (Automatic)

[dealbyethan.com]

Hi,

I changed to what you suggested
wget http://www.mysite.com/currency_update.php

but received the following error. Please advise.

--00:35:01-- http://www.mysite.com/currency_update.php
=> `currency_update.php'
Resolving www.mysite.com... XXX.XXX.X.XX Connecting to www.mysite.com|XXX.XXX.X.XX|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 403 Forbidden
00:35:01 ERROR 403: Forbidden.

[frank18]

Hi,

I changed to what you suggested
wget http://www.mysite.com/currency_update.php

but received the following error. Please advise.

--00:35:01-- http://www.mysite.com/currency_update.php
=> `currency_update.php'
Resolving www.mysite.com... XXX.XXX.X.XX Connecting to www.mysite.com|XXX.XXX.X.XX|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 403 Forbidden
00:35:01 ERROR 403: Forbidden.

That depends on your server configurations - seems the wget is disabled by your host. Could also be prevented by your .htaccess file.

You may want to go back to your previous configuration using curl. Then manually update your currencies in admin. Take note of the ex-rates after the manual update.

Set the cron job to run at the next full hour, wait until the script has run then check the new ex-rates against your notes. If there is a difference then rest assured that the automatic currencies updater works.

[dealbyethan.com]

That depends on your server configurations - seems the wget is disabled by your host. Could also be prevented by your .htaccess file.

You may want to go back to your previous configuration using curl. Then manually update your currencies in admin. Take note of the ex-rates after the manual update.

Set the cron job to run at the next full hour, wait until the script has run then check the new ex-rates against your notes. If there is a difference then rest assured that the automatic currencies updater works.

Hi, my host said they didn't disable it. They think our .htaccess file causing the issue but not sure about which rule. Do you have any idea?

I wouldn't want to use curl and also have to manually update the currencies in admin. The purpose of doing this is to automate it.

[frank18]

One of my sites is updated with this cron:

/usr/local/bin/php /home/MY_ACCOUNT/public_html/currency_update.php

Note the space between php and /home

The first part /usr/local/bin/php would depend on the location of your php folder within your server's file structure. Your host should be able to tell you the path applicable to your server.