Cron job to test file time and send email?

ATom1

• May 21, 2018 05:46

My home network uploads a file with the date and time, which happens every five minutes. I wish to create a cron job which checks this file and sends me an email if the file is not updating. This would be an indication that my home network has lost internet connectivity. I have been using cPanel for years, and create my own content. Just haven't used cron jobs at all. Thanks for any assistance.

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  cPanelMichael

  • May 21, 2018 19:49

  Hello @ATom1, You can read about how to setup cron jobs in cPanel at: Cron Jobs - Version 70 Documentation - cPanel Documentation As far as how to develop the script itself, StackOverflow is likely your best resource for development-related questions. Here's an example of a discussion there: Bash: Check if file was modified since used in script Thank you.

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  ATom1

  • May 23, 2018 23:40

  I have created a cron job as follows: /usr/bin/php -q /home2/myusrname/public_html/CheckHome.php >/dev/null
  Here is the CheckHome.php file contents: 5) { mail("1234567890@txt.att.net","Alert",$msg); } ?>
  I tested the php script independently, so I know it works. However, I am not getting a text when the file is not being updated. The file is normally updated once per minute.

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  ATom1

  • May 24, 2018 02:52

  It is working now; seems like it took a while for the cron job to commence.

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  cPanelMichael

  • May 24, 2018 14:31

  It is working now; seems like it took a while for the cron job to commence.

  
  Hello, I'm glad to see it's working well. I've marked this thread as solved. Thanks!

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