biozshock/crontab

How use the library to execute php files in /application folder?

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vicenrele commented

Hello.
I have problems to use the library. If the configuration of "cli_path" in config/crontab.php is done to execute files (with cronjob) outside /application folder. Files are executed correctly but not if the config is done to execute inside /application folder. I need to execute files inside because they use some controller functions.

Can you help me?

biozshock commented
  1. Can you please tell me what path are you setting for cli_path config variable?
  2. Can you post what you are have in resulting cronfile?
vicenrele commented
  1. I've tried $config['cli_path'] = base_url().''.APPPATH.'cronjobs/'; and $config['cli_path'] = base_url().''.APPPATH.'controllers/cronjobs/';
  2. * * * * * /usr/bin/wget http://example.com/codeigniter/application/cronjobs/CronJob.php and * * * * * /usr/bin/wget http://example.com/codeigniter/application/controllers/cronjobs/CronJob.php

I use wget instead of php

biozshock commented

Wow. This library was meant to be used with cli php (so nothing will invoke any server interaction) to reduce load time. But seems like you got it working this way.

  1. You need to adjust your cli path so you will have something like http://example.com/cronjobs/cronjob/task, where cronjob - your controller and task - your action for cronjob.
  2. Looks OK to me, in case you are have accessible http://example.com/codeigniter/application/cronjobs/CronJob.php from your browser (or inside your servers loopback interface).
vicenrele commented

I have not accessible http://example.com/codeigniter/application/cronjobs/CronJob.php from my browser because Codeigniter has that security. Controllers are in /application/controllers folder, and I think that if I put them outside of /application folder isn't good for my application. I've tried with executable files outside to test and they work, but that isn't my purpose

biozshock commented

Please read my previous comment:
You need to adjust your cli path so you will have in result something like http://example.com/cronjobs/cronjob/task, where cronjob - your controller and task - your action for cronjob.

But it's better to move your controller shared code to a library and use cli php for cron jobs.

vicenrele commented

But, http://example.com/cronjobs/cronjob/task , cronjobs folder would be outside of /application folder. Is not?
They would be in the same level.

biozshock commented

if you want to use wget you must call a usual codeigniter controller/cation so yes, any of controller will be inside /application directory

vicenrele commented

Can you explain it? I don't understand

biozshock commented

If you want to use wget - you should make your cronjob tasks to be executable from browser. Think about wget as "commandline browser without view"

vicenrele commented

If I use php, is not the same? can I make cronjob tasks inside /application folder? Another solution? Security is very important in my web application.

biozshock commented
  1. not sure what you mean.
  2. yes
  3. another solution is up to you.
vicenrele commented

Ok. Thanks.
But, Is it posibble to call functions? For example: $this->crontab->add_job('* * * * *', 'file.php function');