> I run my PHP crons like this:
>
> 0 6 * * * /usr/local/bin/lynx -source "http://www.domain.com/file.php"
>
> This is not the most secure of course, as the file is below the root
> and could be hit by any user.  But works for my particular case ...
>
> Anyone know of a method to make this more secure ... password
> protecting the directory it's in?  chnaging the permissions of the
> file???

if that's how you do it what about putting a .htaccess file in the web
directory with the PHP script in it restricting access to only your
webserver, that way the script would run from the cron, but no-one else
could access the script.

si

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