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

[Peter Klein]

On Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:54:40 +0200, Brian Bendtsen <bb at bellevuevej.dk>
wrote:

>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

No, unfortunatly there's no "quick fix" for it. :(

You need to put in some debug code, so you can see if the various
paths is correct.
It could also be in  the mod1/class_auxnewsmailer_core.php you are
using, where the domain is not set when used as a cron script.

--
Peter