Problem running a cron job

anaigini45 · #1 (**permalink**) 2 Weeks Ago

I have created a cron job for the vtiger workflow to execute the shell file named com_vtiger_workflow.sh to run the workflow.

I've created the following line in crotab -e :

Code:

00 13 * * * /var/www/html/prashant/cron/modules/com_vtiger_workflow/com_vtiger_tiger_workflow.sh | mail -s 'Check Workflow' abc@mail.com.my

It is supposed to fire a mail to me at the specified time, but it does not work.

The contents of the file are as follows :

Code:

export VTIGERCRM_ROOTDIR=`dirname "$0"`/../../..
export USE_PHP=php

cd $VTIGERCRM_ROOTDIR

$USE_PHP -f vtigercron.php service="com_vtiger_workflow"

Pls help me solve this problem.

varontron · #2 (**permalink**) 2 Weeks Ago

depending on your env, shell, etc, commands in the crontab don't always work as written. sometimes they need quoting, or escaping of special chars.

I recommend putting the command you've added to crontab in a script instead, and call that script from crontab.

thegeek · #3 (**permalink**) 2 Weeks Ago

You are missing to specify absolute path for some commands in both cron job, and in shell script as like many cron users do.

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