crontab

Hi I have a script that requires crontab to be set up the script instructions are

http://www.expertzzz.com/Wiki/home/103/

I am using putty I enter the path to the file and get this error

/usr/local/bin/php":0: bad minute
errors in crontab file, can't install.

This is the periodic.file I am trying to install

which phpMAILTO=rob@staticpresence.com<br />
0 0* * * /usr/local/bin/php -q

/home/kinkynik/www.staticpresence.com/aaa/periodic/cmd.php<br />
*/10 * * * * /usr/local/bin/php -q

/home/kinkynik/www.staticpresence.com/aaa/periodic/notifies.php<br />

Thanks in advance for any help

crontab -e
to edit the crontab file
You can find some info on the wiki..I suggest to set VIM as editor..

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In reply to:

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0 0* * * /usr/local/bin/php -q

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Could use a space between 0 and *. Order looks messed up. Time and command need to be on one line:

MAILTO=rob@staticpresence.com
0 0 * * * /usr/local/bin/php -q /home/kinkynik/www.staticpresence.com/aaa/periodic/cmd.php
*/10 * * * * /usr/local/bin/php -q /home/kinkynik/www.staticpresence.com/aaa/periodic/notifies.php

I should stop to reply without reading messages first :)

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*update*

ok tried this

MAILTO=admin@nostringsfunuk.com
0 0 * * * /usr/local/bin/php -q /home/kinkynik/nostringsfunuk.com/sexcontacts/periodic/cmd.php
*/10 * * * * /usr/local/bin/php -q /home/kinkynik/nostringsfunuk.com/sexcontacts/periodic/notifies.php

but now get the error

crontab: installing new crontab
"/tmp/crontab.Sviz1q/crontab":1: bad day-of-week
errors in crontab file, can't install.

soz im still a newbie to this side of things.. What is vim?

ty rob

I had the same problem before.

If you are using putty in windows platform, the script may automatically go to next line although you did not press enter key. Just use the backspace to make the script is in one line.

Ok tried that and it seem to be working now..

Thanks nathan

welcome.

I struggled the whole afternoon to solve the problem. I'm glad it solves your problem too.

I had the same issue with it wrapping to next line. It tells in the wiki how to disable that, but I don't think it took.
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