Automated (cron) task not executing

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#1

Hi,

I have a free 000webhost account, and I have set up a cron job to launch a php script everyday (at 00:00, because I am given no other option). It just updates a few database tables in a fraction of a second.

Somedays it executes and somedays it doesn’t. I know it because the last thing it does is updating the last execution date on a database register.

Why is the job not executing some days?

Regards,

noé.

#2

I forgot to mention that if an admin read this, please try to avoid executing the cron job manually (or, at least, executing it many times). The update should be done once a day. Could be done twice or trice, but it’s slightly inconvenient.

Thanks.

#3

You could use cron-job.org for a more stable cronjob :slight_smile: