Cron job is not working when I add log options - cron

I have a cron job to execute a file upload to GCP storage. I am able to run the script is working fine.
When I changed it to a cron job it stops working.
*/5 * * * * (eval mydate=`date +\%m\%d\%Y` ; /home/script/uploadFile.sh dev | tee -a /home/script/upload_log_$mydate)
It is creating an empty log file and file upload is not happening.

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Try like this in your CloudFormation:
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echo '0 * * * * ls -la' >> /tmp/mycrontab
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how to setup cron job for Lumen Applicaiton in shared hosting (using CPanel)?

I have created one command which will add some record to mysql database.
When I execute command with terminal, command is adding data to database.
Then I have modified Kernel.php, added command in commands array and scheduled task as below.
protected $commands = [
\App\Console\Commands\AddData::class,
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I have setup cron job in CPanel.
Command Setting : Once per minute.
Command added as :
/usr/local/bin/php /home/username/public_html/sitename/projectPath &&
php artisan schedule:run >> /dev/null 2>&1
But it is not working - i.e. not adding row to database table neither I am getting any error from in CPanel for cron job. am I missing anything or I am doing something wrong with it?
I have figure out the problem.
for this case, we need to give path of artisan file, so the command would be
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Cron job creating files each time it runs

I have a cron job that runs the script every 30 minutes. The problem is each time it runs the cron it creates a file in the root directory. It'll create files like this:
wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron.1
wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron.2
wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron.3
This is my cron:
*/30 * * * * wget http://yourdomain.com/wp-cron.php?doing_wp_cron 2>&1 > /dev/null
How can I make it auto delete after it finishes running the cron job or make it not create the file?
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Cron job not running in CentOS

I have a script abc.sh which runs a command to generate a csv file and send an email. This script runs fine when I manually execute it.
I have added the following entry to my crontab using crontab -e command:
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I have build a bash script that gets .tar.gz files from IMDb and writes to a log file, the script works when run on its own as I can see the folder with the files present, but when I run the script via cron it doesn't work. Would this be due to permissions? I have edited the sudo crontab file, but I'm not sure what else I need to do.
Try this solution:
Cronjob is a file that contains your job:
cat cronjob
* * * * * bash /path/to/script.sh >> /path/to/log.txt
Then you should set executable permission and start cron service:
chmod +x cronjob
/etc/init.d/crond start #redhat based servers like centos
/etc/init.d/cron start #debian based servers like ubuntu
After that you should tell cron service to run cronjob file:
crontab cronjob
Your script should download a file.
If your script doesn't run you should run it from good path[full path], so your cronjob file would be something like this:
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