linux apache xml: setup cron-job / automation to retrieve xml
Question
I'm looking to setup a cronjob to automate the process of retrieving a local copy of a non-local xml file. (Every hour is good.)
XML file
https://AAAA-BBBB-CCCC-DDDD:x@myaccount.wufoo.com/api/v3/reports/123456/entries.xml
Local location and rename of file
/home/www/inc/xml/wufoo.xml
2 answers
solution1
0 ACCPTED 2011-04-18 17:31:03
You probably want a command that's something like
wget -O /home/www/inc/xml/wufoo.xml https://AAAA-BBBB-CCCC-DDDD:x@myaccount.wufoo.com/api/v3/reports/123456/entries.xml
Your cron entry should look something like
0 * * * * wget -O /home/www/inc/xml/wufoo.xml https://AAAA-BBBB-CCCC-DDDD:x@myaccount.wufoo.com/api/v3/reports/123456/entries.xml
This will run every hour on the hour. If you're going to put it in the system-wide /etc/crontab, be you'll need to include the user to run as:
0 * * * * username wget -O /home/www/inc/xml/wufoo.xml https://AAAA-BBBB-CCCC-DDDD:x@myaccount.wufoo.com/api/v3/reports/123456/entries.xml
In either case, be sure to run as a user with restricted permissions.
solution2
0 2011-04-18 17:34:46
Create executable script (root owned) in file: /etc/cron.daily/my-script-name
In that script, use wget command. See "man wget" for details. In general, you will need in that script:
wget -O /path/to/the/local/copy "https://someurl.com/path/to/the/remote/resource"
You may need to use "--no-check-certificate" for "https" protocol.
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