Multiple query string elements in crontab Job

Question

I have the following cron job command:

* * * * * /usr/bin/lynx -term=vt100 http://abc.com/dir1/di2/script.php?action=add&config=xyz >/dev/null 2>&1

My PHP script does not recognize _GET ['config'], and I get a "Cron Daemon" message that seems to warn me that the crontab command is incorrect.

If I select the second _GET var, I do not receive the email “Cron Daemon”.

Any thoughts or suggestions on how to define multiple query string elements in a crontab job?

By the way, I tried the Encode char URL for ampersand, and that didn't work either.

+3

H. ferrence May 12, '11 at 12:25

1 answer

krtek · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-12T12:27:06+0000

Try placing your URL in quotation marks:

* * * * * /usr/bin/lynx -term=vt100 "http://abc.com/dir1/di2/script.php?action=add&config=xyz" >/dev/null 2>&1

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