PHP Cron Job from cPanel not working

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I am using Codeigniter 3 and using the cPanel to run a Cron Job.

I have entered the command like this: php /home/name/public_html/ convert

When loading the page for my controllers I do not need to include index.php so I did not include it in my path above. convert is the name of my controller.

I receive a 404 Not Found when using the above command. If I change it to:

php /home/name/public_html/index.php convert

I recieve this error:

<h4>A PHP Error was encountered</h4>
<p>Severity: Notice</p>
<p>Message:  Undefined index: REQUEST_METHOD</p>
<p>Filename: core/Security.php</p>
<p>Line Number: 208</p>

I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Does anyone see anything wrong with what I am doing?

by the looks of it the script wants server variables - which it wont get when run from the command line. options are preferable- rewrite script or use the option below — user557846
– user557846, Commented Jul 20, 2015 at 21:21
I've had to resort to just running curl http://example.com/controller/function — Jeremy Jackson
– Jeremy Jackson, Commented Jul 20, 2015 at 22:56
@JeremyJackson Can that be done from the cPanel Cron jobs command? — iamthestreets
– iamthestreets, Commented Jul 21, 2015 at 12:39
@JeremyJackson usig curl worked for me. I am not sure If I should answer my own question or if you want to write that as the answer. — iamthestreets
– iamthestreets, Commented Jul 21, 2015 at 20:48

Jeremy Jackson · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-21 21:00:21Z

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I've had to resort to just running

curl http://example.com/controller/function

answered Jul 21, 2015 at 21:00

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