Running a bash script with php from cron

Question

I have a script with a curl command in it for php to execute:

/root/notify-down-script.sh

#!/bin/bash
echo "test" > file
curl -d "credentials=foobar" -d "title=$server down" https://notifi.it/api

I can execute from the command line:

/usr/bin/php -r "echo shell_exec(\"/root/notify-down-script.sh test\");"

which works perfectly. When I add to the cron:

*       *       *       *       *       /usr/bin/php -d safe_mode=Off -r "echo shell_exec(\"/root/notify-down-script.sh test\");"

This does not call the curl (does call the echo). This is all ran as root. I have tried to catch the output (> /tmp/curl.log) of the curl in the script but nothing happens. I have tried to do the full path of the curl. I am completely lost. What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

Try adding the full path to curl call inside your script, like this:

/usr/bin/curl -d "credentials=foobar" -d "title=$server down" https://notifi.it/api