上传cronjob

Question

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=[e-mail]
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?

Thanks

Answer 1

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.