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08-12-2009

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Help Syntax Shell-Script

Hi Guys,

i�ve a question ... but it�s a litte bit tricky:

i�ve a 3 php-scripts which run�s via cron at night. These script reads an xml-file a writes it in an MySQL-DB.
I named them (for example here ) Script1 - Script3. The XML-Files i named xml1 - xml3.

Now, i�ve build a Batch-file, which will start the php-scripts an should write success or error to a log-file ...

And here�s my problem:

When Script1 starts, it reads xml1 - when xml1 is alright, script1 runs till the end and there�s no output - "echo $?" returns with "0"

Now, (error-example) when Script1 starts, it reads xml1 - when xml1 is missing or corrupt, script1 runs till the end too and there�s an output called "Can /srv/www/htdocs/_source/xml-file not read."
This is an order at the end of script1 (and script 2 & 3 of course)
When i type "echo $?" it returns "0", too.

And here�s my second problem:
my logfile should looks like this:

"Script1 was read - success" (-> when script1 ends with no errors, xml-is fine)

"Script1 was read - error" - Can /srv/www/htdocs/_source/xml-file not read." (-> when script1 ends with errors.)

Can somebody help me with the syntax to write my batch-file:
Here�s are my first steps/trials ...

#! /bin/sh
# Description
cd /srv/www/htdocs/import (here are the 3 scripts)

/usr/bin/php5 script1.php;

if [ $ ... don�t know]
then
echo ' Script1 was read - success' ;
else
echo ' Script1 was read - error' - Can /srv/www/htdocs/ ... ' ;

fi;
... and so on till Script3

Many Thanks.
Regards,
Michael

PS:
Hope, my explanations are plausible. If not, feel free to ask ...

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SYNOPSIS

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