[TYPO3] Script run from cron job returns different result than when run from terminal

[Brian Bendtsen]

Peter Klein skrev:
> Hi Brian.
> 
> I had a similar problem with one of my cron scripts.
> 
> When you run it from the terminal/browser, you specify the full url
> including the domain.
> But when you run it as a true cron script, your script don't have the
> domain name.
> 
> So usually you'll have to add the domain to all paths generated from
> the cron script.
> 
> --
> Peter Klein
> 
> 
> On Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:16:48 +0200, Brian Bendtsen <bb at bellevuevej.dk>
> wrote:
> 
>> Hi
>>
>> Im working with the extension auxnewsmailer for sending newsletters 
>> automatically and therefore I need to set up a cronjob.
>>
>> I have set up cronjobs before without any problems, but with this script 
>> im having a bit of trouble.
>>
>> The script scans which news to send and sends them and when I run the 
>> script from a terminal it works fine, but when its executed from the 
>> cronjob it gives a different result. To give an example. When its run 
>> correctly the script sends two newsletters to two accounts and the 
>> newsletters look fine.
>>
>> When its run from the cronjob only one of the email accounts receive a 
>> newsletter and the formatting is wrong.
>>
>> So, has it something to do with permissions. When I run the script from 
>> terminal im logged in as root. But I have read its not a good idea to 
>> run a cronjob as root.
>>
>> This is how the cronjob is set up:
>> */5 * * * * php <pathToScript>/mailer.sh > /dev/null/
>>
>> The script code:
>>
>> #!/usr/bin/php
>> <?php
>>
>>
>> // set typo path to point to the root of the T3 installation - censored :)
>> $typopath='***';
>>
>> // create a BE user called _cli_auxnewsmailer (must not be admin), for 
>> better security change it to somethine else.
>> $MCONF['name'] = '_CLI_auxnewsmailer';
>>
>> // *****************************************
>>
>> // Standard initialization of a CLI module:
>>
>>  // *****************************************
>>
>>
>> if (@is_file($typopath.'typo3conf/ext/aux_newsmailer/mod1/index.php'))
>> 	$modulepath=$typopath.'typo3conf/ext/aux_newsmailer/';
>> else
>> 	$modulepath=$typopath.'typo3/ext/aux_newsmailer/';
>>
>> // Defining circumstances for CLI mode:
>>
>> define('TYPO3_cliMode', TRUE);
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> $BACK_PATH = '../../../../typo3/';
>> define('TYPO3_mainDir', 'typo3/');
>> define('PATH_thisScript',$typopath.'typo3/typo3');
>> define('TYPO3_MOD_PATH', $modulepath.'/mailer/');
>> // Include init file:
>> require($typopath.'typo3/init.php');
>> require($typopath.'typo3/sysext/lang/lang.php');
>>
>> $LANG=t3lib_div::makeInstance('language');
>> $LANG->init('default');
>>
>>
>> require($modulepath.'mod1/class_auxnewsmailer_core.php');
>>
>>
>> $mailer=new tx_auxnewsmailer_core;
>> $mailer->init();
>>
>> $mailer->batch($argv[1],'','');
>> ?>
>>
>> Any help is appreciated
>>
>> /Brian
Hi Peter

Could you show me, by changing a line or two in the attached script 
where you would insert the domain?

/Brian