Executing php with crontab

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Published on 2010-04-22T08:34:53Z Indexed on 2010/04/22 8:43 UTC
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Hi everyone. I'm trying to run a php-script on a scheduled basis. So I'd thought crontab was a good idea. The server I'm using is on Linux which I'm not that familiar with. So the problem I'm having is, I don't know how make the script executable from php. I need to reference the script, or put it into a folder that can run php from the command line. So I don't know what path to give my crontab, for example:

5  * * * * var/www/some/path/script.php

I found some vague information about this php executable being found in

/usr/bin/php

But I can't find any php file in there, maybe I don't have it installed? My php5 and apache installation is in:

/etc/php5

So my question becomes, is there anyway to execute a php-script with crontab in any other folder, or do I just lack the php executable in usr/bin/php?

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