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Hi
I'm trying to run the EmailProcessor cron job.
If I put this URL in my browser
http://www.MYDOMAIN/administrator/components/com_civicrm/civicrm/bin/EmailProcessor.php?name=USERNAME&pass=PASSWORD&key=AKEY

it sort of works (it gives me an error message about JError classes not being found but appears to do what it should, as far as I can see).

However, I am trying to run it via the cron job with my webhost and to do that I've got to call a .php file which contains the following:

$emailProcessor = CIVI_BIN . 'EmailProcessor.php' . '?' . 'name=' . NAME . '&' . 'pass=' . PASS . '&' . 'key=' . CIVICRM_SITE_KEY;
system ('GET ' . $emailProcessor);

When I do that (or do that with the site key filled out longhand, rather than being included), I am told that
ERROR: You need to send a valid key to execute this file. More info at:http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/Command-line+Script+Configuration

It does seem to be purely about the key element, because sending just
$emailProcessor = CIVI_BIN . 'EmailProcessor.php' ;
system ('GET ' . $emailProcessor);

(rightly) gives me an error about needing a username and password which go away (in favour of the site key error) when I supply them. Variables are therefore being passed to the script and being understood (same thing happens if I use the superuser, FWIW).

As I say, this isn't do with the include( ) statement to get CIVICRM_SITE_KEY as if I don't do that and have the whole thing filled out longhand it does the same thing. The site key is the same one as is in both the front and administrator civicrm settings files. It works if typed into my browser so the key does seem to work. What might it be about including it in the way I have that the script is either not getting it or not accepting it as valid?

Thanks.