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Running a PHP script from a cron job

In Cron Jobs, in cPanel, the command is the full path of PHP, a space, and the full path of the script: /opt/alt/php82/usr/bin/php /home/YOURACCOUNT/scripts/task.php. Two things ruin most jobs that…

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HTTPS for a container: a certificate and a domain

For an application running in a container to show the padlock, you need a domain pointing at the VPS and a certificate. The most common route is nginx in front…

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n8n workflow failed: reading the error, retrying and getting an alert

When an n8n workflow fails, the executions list shows which one and at what node. From there you have three tools to make it robust: retrying on the node, deciding…

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Cron jobs worth setting up on a small website: seven ideas that save time

A cron job is for anything you would otherwise repeat by hand at the same time every day or week: taking a copy of the database, deleting temporary files, importing…

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Recurring invoices and payment reminders: automating the follow-up for a service business

In a service business (retainers, maintenance, monthly fees) it pays to automate issuing the invoice and the payment reminder, and keep by hand only what needs judgement: a dispute, a…

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A cron job that does not run or sends no output: a checklist

Most of the time the cron job does run, and fails for one of six reasons: an incomplete path, an unprotected % sign, the wrong PHP version, a script without…

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Hosting words for beginners: the terms on your invoice and in your panel

The first invoice and the first panel come full of abbreviations nobody explained. You do not need to memorise them: you need to know enough to understand what you are…

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Handing a website over to a client or another company: what to move and what to change

Handing over a site is four different things, and each has its own owner: the domain, the hosting account, the content, and the third-party accounts (analytics, e-mail, payments). The usual…

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AI for a small business: what to hand over and what to keep in human hands

In a small business, AI is good for drafting and sorting: first versions of texts, summaries, answers to repeated questions, translation and tidying up information. It is not for deciding…

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Moving a site from shared hosting to a VPS: what changes when you run the server

Copying the files and the database to a VPS is the same as any other migration. The difference is in what does not come: a VPS arrives empty, with no…