Re: [WebDNA] cron - curl to replace triggers..
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texte = Donovan Brooke wrote:> Hello all,> > I am working on a client server (linux 6.0a) and> the triggers are broken on that server for some reason.> > :) No matter what I put in the trigger fields.. including> "******" it fires a trigger every second. :-/> > So, I am starting on a cron - curl solution.. but> thought I'd check if anyone on the list has a working> sample that I can reference.> > (I need it to fire every 10 minutes or so).> > > TIA,> DonovanThis seems to work for me:type in a terminal:crontab -e..brings up an editor for the crontab file.I appended a line:00,10,20,30,40,50 * * * * curl http://www.yourdomain.com/your/file.html --connect-timeout 10Then, on that "file.html" I added:[appendfile file=hitLog.txt][ipaddress][date][time][/appendfile]Then, typing in a terminal:tail -f hitLog.txtyou can see that the cron job is indeed hitting the fileevery 10 minutes.Donovan-- Donovan D. Brooke PH: 1 (608) 770-3822------------------------------------------------VPWebDNA Software Corporation16192 Coastal HighwayLewes, DE 19958
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Donovan Brooke wrote:> Hello all,> > I am working on a client server (linux 6.0a) and> the
triggers are broken on that server for some reason.> > :) No matter what I put in the trigger fields.. including> "******" it fires a trigger every second. :-/> > So, I am starting on a cron - curl solution.. but> thought I'd check if anyone on the list has a working> sample that I can reference.> > (I need it to fire every 10 minutes or so).> > > TIA,> DonovanThis seems to work for me:type in a terminal:crontab -e..brings up an editor for the crontab file.I appended a line:00,10,20,30,40,50 * * * * curl http://www.yourdomain.com/your/file.html --connect-timeout 10Then, on that "file.html" I added:[appendfile file=hitLog.txt]
[ipaddress][date][time][/appendfile]Then, typing in a terminal:tail -f hitLog.txtyou can see that the cron job is indeed hitting the fileevery 10 minutes.Donovan-- Donovan D. Brooke PH: 1 (608) 770-3822------------------------------------------------VPWebDNA Software Corporation16192 Coastal HighwayLewes, DE 19958
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