Setting up Cron with Curl to Trigger KWT to get Updates

Discussion in 'Keyword Tracker' started by dpQuint, May 1, 2007.

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    I can't seem to get the Cron Curl command to work. If I enter it as a cron (cpanel>>cron jobs>>advanced) as:

    27 3 * * * root curl "http://myDPid:mypw@www.digitalpoint.com/tools/keywords/?action=lookupall"
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    and hit "commit changes", then go back and check it, it just shows

    27 3 * * * root curl
    Code (markup):
    without the rest. Does this mean Curl is not on any of the three hosts I tried it on?

    I also tried

    27 3 * * * curl "http://myDPid:mypw@www.digitalpoint.com/tools/keywords/?action=lookupall"
    Code (markup):
    27 3 * * * /user/bin/curl "http://myDPid:mypw@www.digitalpoint.com/tools/keywords/?action=lookupall"
    Code (markup):
    but I'm getting the same -- it's dropping the quoted URL.

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    Can the Keyword Tracker be triggered by wget or lynx instead? Or am I just making a stupid mistake?

    (If it matters, I'm running the advanced script on my host.)

    thanks,
    Quint
     
    dpQuint, May 1, 2007 IP
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    Curl works great with DP's tracker.
     
    tschrock, May 2, 2007 IP