cron task not fetching mail

[norbert]

Script URL: /var/www/helpdesk/inc/mail/hesk_pop3.php/usr/bin/php
Version of script: 3.4.2?
Hosting company: internal test linux server
URL of phpinfo.php:
URL of session_test.php:
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I am testing out retrieving mail via pop3:

This works
When I test it using https://helpdesk.server.com/inc/mail/he ... qRStuVwXyZ

This does not work when added to my cron tab

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*/5 * * * * /usr/bin/php /var/www/helpdesk/inc/mail/hesk_pop3.php/usr/bin/php

[Klemen]

The path is most likely wrong, especially the "/usr/bin/php" at the end. It should be something like:

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*/5 * * * * /usr/bin/php -q /var/www/helpdesk/inc/mail/hesk_pop3.php

Also, make sure the hesk_pop3.php is CHMOD-ed to 755

[norbert]

Thanks for that. I did have most of it correct, just not the "-q" and I probably just mistyped the command line info when I was posting here.

In any event, I did update it and mail is still not being retrieved.

• I checked permissions and it is set to 0755.

• When I drop to the command line and enter the command mail I get this error:

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 /usr/bin/php -q /var/www/helpdesk/inc/mail/hesk_pop3.php
Could not open input file: /var/www/helpdesk/inc/mail/hesk_pop3.php

I digress for a moment but I am somewhat new to Linux and the "Windows" guy in our company but our Linux guy quit and our boss wantsuse to move to Linux and cut back on Windows licenses(siigghhh LOL)

[Klemen]

Are you 100% sure the /var/www/helpdesk/inc/mail/hesk_pop3.php path is correct?