who knows cron?
 

i am a total n00b at this. i basically have a TGP script that needs cron to automate it. so now what do i do?

anyone have a minute?

ICQ me 194-452-393

Korn? :error

I'm sure Woj does

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Dude... Izzz is no "noob" LMAO Is it AGSQL IZZ?

That's one thing I let my host do for me.

i know he aint but that pic came to mind when i seen his post :1orglaugh

Me too.... :1orglaugh :pimp

if you have a control panel it should be easy other wise you can just create a crontab by crontab -e from the cmd line

hm

why you just dont add cron using ssh or control panel at host?
it easy as piss.

ok heres what i gotta do, basically i need to add these 2 lines so that my tgp script can automate

0 0 * * * /blah blah blah/cron.cgi --build-with-new

0 0 * * * /blah blah blah/cron.cgi --backup

i have ssh access now what do i do, lol?

lol, i've never had to do it before...thats why i'm a total n00b in this area

login via SSH, then type

crontab -e

now you are editing your crontab file...

just add your lines after the current cron jobs...save and exit!

you're da breast. is there a certain command to save?

TGP Rotator from JMB? :)

yup:pimp

depends what your default editor is...could be pico,pine, emacs...or VIM etc...


in VIM you save with ":w"

in pico Ctrl+O (if I remember well)

etc etc..

Only cron I know is Cron Ick. He hangs out with Flip and Roshund.

default editor is vi, some people get confused using vi, you can just set the env variable to pico for the editor if you use bash as a shell just EXPORT EDITOR="pico" then do it

ok..I was just asking cause on my server the default isnt set to vi...

if it's VI....you have to get in insert mode first ( just press "i" )


now put your 2 lines at the end of the cron file....press "Escape" to go back in command mode...and then ":w" + enter...then you can quit!... " :q "


izz: I sent you an auth request on ICQ if you need help

If you want, hit me up on icq. I use the same script, and have my cron jobs set.

If you have a good supporting host, ask it ?
I know cron but he doesn't know me...hahaha...lame

Cron, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. No one, not even you, will remember if we were good men or bad. Why we fought, and why we died. All that matters is that today, two stood against many. Valor pleases you, so grant me this one request. Grant me revenge! And if you do not listen, the HELL with you!

i know Tron. Does that count?

http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/t/tron.jpg

easy way - put these lines in text file - upload to host and after this add file to cron. but note - you should use full phisical path to files everywhere for get all working.

forgot

how add this file:
for example you named text file with these lines cron.dat (create this file using usual notepad)
upload it to your host and then type in command line:

crontab /fullpathtothisfile/cron.dat

it most easy way ;)

Cron and I have been best friends since primary school...