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Error message "Fatal error: cli.php can only be run from command line"
March 01, 2014, 12:35:20 pm
In CiviCRM with Wordpress, I am trying to have scheduled mailings sent every time the cron job runs. I have set up in CPanel a cron job to run every minute, with the following command line:

"php /home/.../civicrm/civicrm/bin/cli.php -s [website] -u [username] -p [password] -e Job -a execute"

and it sent me an email with this error:

"Fatal error:  cli.php can only be run from command line"

Does anyone know how to set up the mailings so that they go out when the cron job runs?

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Re: Error message "Fatal error: cli.php can only be run from command line"
March 03, 2014, 07:06:26 am
Try using the GET or WGET command to run the mailing.

Also not sure why you are trying to run a specific job in this case.  Execute cron.php and it will trigger the consolidated cron script and run all configured Scheduled Jobs.
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Re: Error message "Fatal error: cli.php can only be run from command line"
March 15, 2014, 11:34:29 pm
A convenient way to go: http://www.easycron.com/tutorials/how-to-set-up-cron-job-for-civicrm

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Re: Error message "Fatal error: cli.php can only be run from command line"
March 16, 2014, 03:23:06 am
Hi,

You should check if your server has php-cli properly configured. if you run php -v it should output

PHP 5.4.9-4ubuntu2.4 (cli) (built: Dec 12 2013 04:29:20)

It should contain "cli", not "cgi"

And you should update your civi, it reminds me a problem we fixed.

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Re: Error message "Fatal error: cli.php can only be run from command line"
March 22, 2014, 11:14:59 am
Thank you, xavier.

Here is the output of that command. I think it is correct.

PHP 5.3.27 (cli) (built: Jan  2 2014 07:19:48)
Copyright (c) 1997-2013 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2013 Zend Technologies
    with the ionCube PHP Loader v4.4.1, Copyright (c) 2002-2013, by ionCube Ltd., and
    with Zend Guard Loader v3.3, Copyright (c) 1998-2010, by Zend Technologies

When I run this command from the command prompt, I don't see any output but my emails aren't sent:

php /home../public_html/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/bin/cli.php -s [site] -u [user] -p [password] -a execute -e Job

I also tried the URL version and that didn't work either.

Is there anything I'm doing wrong?
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