cron job to run url cpanel

Question

i need to create cron job to run URL from Cpanel every minute
when i open the link from browser it's auto generate backup for database

i choose the common setting ( once per minute ) * * * * *
and this is the command i use but no one worked

GET http://example.com/backup > /dev/null

wget http://example.com/backup

curl -s http://example.com/backup > /dev/null

wget -q -O /dev/null "http://example.com/backup" > /dev/null 2>&1

Define "no one worked". Did you get an error message? Did you try the commands interactively (instead of having cron execute them) ? Have you tried redirecting the output of your commands to a log file and inspecting it? — Frank Schmitt
@FrankSchmitt no error message appears i tried the link directly and it's working, how to commands interactively or redirect the output of my commands to log file and inspecting it ?? — Mohamed Mehanny
Instead of redirecting the output to /dev/null, redirect it to a log file, e.g. via command > /tmp/cron-log.txt — Frank Schmitt
@FrankSchmitt thanks for your help, i get the error that code redirect to login page because it's required to be login to create backup , i change auth for it and working :) — Mohamed Mehanny

Saeed Awan Saeed Awan · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-04T07:31:52

use this

wget -q -O - http://example.com/backup >/dev/null 2>&1

instead of

wget -q -O /dev/null "http://example.com/backup" > /dev/null 2>&1