Cron job issue with indexing

Question

I have set cron for indexing issue. but i have got error in mail.

/home/ltfab/public_html/shell/indexer.php: line 1: ?php: No such file or directory
/home/ltfab/public_html/shell/indexer.php: line 2: /backup: Is a directory
/home/ltfab/public_html/shell/indexer.php: line 3: access-logs: command not found
/home/ltfab/public_html/shell/indexer.php: line 4: access-logs: command not found
/home/ltfab/public_html/shell/indexer.php: line 5: access-logs: command not found
/home/ltfab/public_html/shell/indexer.php: line 6: access-logs: command not found
/home/ltfab/public_html/shell/indexer.php: line 7: syntax error near unexpected token `('
/home/ltfab/public_html/shell/indexer.php: line 7: ` * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0)'

Any Expert Please help i have try some solution but no luck with this.

Answer 1

Solution - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4633739/i-got-error-while-run-cron-job-using-php-how-to-i-fixed-it

Use: * * * * * /usr/bin/php5 /path/to/the/script.php

Answer 2

Seems you have a syntax error in /home/ltfab/public_html/shell/indexer.php If you look closer at your email it is trying to execute the doc comment block in the PHP file. Most probably the opening PHP tag is missing < sign.

/home/ltfab/public_html/shell/indexer.php: line 1: ?php: No such file or directory

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OR

You are trying to execute PHP file as a shell script. Try updating your Cron job to

* * * * * php /home/ltfab/public_html/shell/indexer.php