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Asked: 2026-06-02T15:49:33+00:00

I am trying to use a cronjob to execute a php file on a

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I am trying to use a cronjob to execute a php file on a unix webserver (I use godaddy for hosting). But I am generally new to web dev., so I am unsure how to actually make sure the file is executing. The job just needs to run a php script everyday at 2:15 AM. this is what I have:

MAILTO=cron@email.domain.com
15 2 * * * http://mydomainname.com/refresh.php

How do I specify the file name to run, doesn’t seem like I should give it a URL? Not sure where to find the file path on godaddy… Do I just load this as a .txt file?

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  1. Editorial Team

    How do I specify the file name to run

    You type it where you currently have a URI.

    doesn’t seem like I should give it a URL?

    Correct. You need a shell command.

    Not sure where to find the file path on godaddy…

    We don’t know where you keep your files on your server. I suggest SSHing in and looking around.

    Do I just load this as a .txt file?

    Generally you would run crontab -e and then use the presented editor to enter it.

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