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Setting up scheduled jobs using PHP cli method
February 20, 2013, 07:22:18 pm
I am trying to set up a cron job that will run every 5 minutes to look for all scheduled jobs that are due to run and enabled. 

I am trying to use the php cli method as per the documentation with the following command:
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php -q /home/<myacct>/public_html/sites/all/modules/civicrm/bin/cli.php -u <user> -p <pass> -e Job -a execute
 

I keep getting the following error:
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Warning: require_once(civicrm.config.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/<myacct>/public_html/sites/all/modules/civicrm/bin/cli.class.php on line 196

Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required 'civicrm.config.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/<myacct>/public_html/sites/all/modules/civicrm/bin/cli.class.php on line 196

I am able to run specific jobs individually using the url method, but for some reason I cannot use the command line method.  Seems that it cannot find the civicrm.config.php file. I have verified that the file does exist in the /sites/all/modules/civicrm folder.  What am I missing?

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Re: Setting up scheduled jobs using PHP cli method
February 20, 2013, 11:14:02 pm
Have you tried the drush method to run them? I much prefer it (it's on the wiki page)
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Re: Setting up scheduled jobs using PHP cli method
February 21, 2013, 05:35:23 am
Try making the cwd the CiviCRM directory, then you can use the precise syntax of these examples:

http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC42/Managing+Scheduled+Jobs#ManagingScheduledJobs-PHPclimethod
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Re: Setting up scheduled jobs using PHP cli method
February 21, 2013, 10:22:16 am
Thanks very much for the replies and help.  I am new to Drush so I spent the better part of this morning trying to set it up.  The good news is that I have gotten the Drush command working!!  Jobs now seem to be running as expected. 

However, I am getting a warning when I use the drush command:

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array_keys(): The first argument should be an array Survey.php:996   [warning]
Array
(
    [is_error] => 0
    [version] => 3
    [count] => 1
    [values] => 1
)

But it seems to be running fine.  Is this something to be concerned with?  Sorry, if this is a noob question as I am new to Drush.

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Re: Setting up scheduled jobs using PHP cli method
February 21, 2013, 12:54:13 pm

I could not reproduce the notice in either 4.2 or 4.3

If we can reproduce it, we'd definitely like to get this fixed for 4.3

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Re: Setting up scheduled jobs using PHP cli method
February 21, 2013, 01:33:07 pm
If this is your first time using drush you will want to make sure you are familiar with some of the other indespensible drush commands - like 'drush up'
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Re: Setting up scheduled jobs using PHP cli method
March 22, 2013, 11:50:43 am
Hi,

I've had some similar problems with the CLI method. I hadn't realised that there was now a Drush method. I just tried it and it worked like a charm. Thanks Eileen!

Cheers,
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