do i not need to add in my database name somewhere in there as i have around 20 databases on this server
also the somevar= part , is that looking correct or should that be placed after the mysql command
also finally what type of file do i save this as , should it be a .sh file, then do you no the correct syntax i should enter in cron to enable this to run every day
i used something like this to backup my database every day
You shouldnt have to select the database table, ASSUMING the username you are using is only has access to the database you want the script to truncate. Saying that I would NOT use a master login with access to all your databases.
$somevar wil contain what mysql returned when the sql was run.
your contab woud be something like:
this will output what the output was when running the script to path/to/some/log
thanks for the help ikon you have cleared up lots of questions and ponted me in the right dirrection
i will give that a try like you have mentioned, just on thing can i simply name the script with the .sh file ending, thanks for taking the time to answer my questions
Hi,
I created this cron job for asterisk to send sms daily to a number
#!/bin/sh
#custom mod - send sms once a day, at 07:00.
CRON_PATH="/etc/asterisk/gw/crontabs_root";
if ! grep 'gsm send sms' $CRON_PATH > /dev/null 2>&1 ;then
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Hello Gurus,
I want to schedule a cron job which will run every 2 minutes starts at 11:25 AM and 3:25 AM daily.
Can you please suggest as how to schedule the job.
Thanks-
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Hello Gurus,
I have a requirement to run a job from cron only for 30 minutes duration daily twice at 8.35 am and 20.35 pm
Can you please suggest how to schedule the job?
Thanks-
Pokhraj (5 Replies)
Hi,
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If some job supposed to run on 1st of every month at 7 AM
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my colleague was asking about this:
is there a way to run a cron job biweekly, like a script five.sh
to run every *OTHER* Friday within November
its part about every other Friday we cant find any documentation.
thx
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