CRON jobs help!!!

[arrdb]

I set up a cron job, and it doesn't seem to work.
So, I set up a test cron - a php which just modifies a text file, to see if it is working, and realised that the cron doesn't run at all.

The cron command I used is:
/usr/local/bin/php -f /home/arrdb/public_html/testcron.php

This is the cron log mail that I got

Return-path: <arrdb@box8.host1free.com>
Envelope-to: arrdb@box8.host1free.com
Delivery-date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:44:01 +0300
Received: from arrdb by box8.host1free.com with local (Exim 4.72)
(envelope-from <arrdb@box8.host1free.com>)
id 1RG91V-0004Tm-Cl
for arrdb@box8.host1free.com; Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:44:01 +0300
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:44:01 +0300
Message-Id: <E1RG91V-0004Tm-Cl@box8.host1free.com>
From: root@box8.host1free.com (Cron Daemon)
To: arrdb@box8.host1free.com
Subject: Cron <arrdb@box8> /usr/local/bin/php -f /home/arrdb/public_html/testcron.php
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Auto-Submitted: auto-generated
X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/sh>
X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/home/arrdb>
X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/usr/bin:/bin>
X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=arrdb>
X-Cron-Env: <USER=arrdb>
Sender: CronDaemon <arrdb@box8.host1free.com>

Pls help me!

[Modestas]

Hello,

After investigation i have founded that you have provided wrong path to storeval.txt file. Correct testcron.php file looks like this:

<?php
$file=fopen("/home/arrdb/public_html/storeval.txt","r");
$value = intval(file_get_contents('/home/arrdb/public_html/storeval.txt'));
fclose($file);
$value += 1;
$file=fopen("/home/arrdb/public_html/storeval.txt","w");
file_put_contents('/home/arrdb/public_html/storeval.txt', $value);
fclose($file);

?>

[arrdb]

Oh Thanks a ton!!

It was so silly of me to ignore that I hadnt specified the absolute path!
When I executed the php through my browser, it worked... and I assumed it would work with cron too!

Silly of me!
Again.. thanx a ton!! and sorry for the trouble!

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