Title: Error message on using crontab
Last modified: May 29, 2024

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# Error message on using crontab

 *  Resolved [gabyrau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gabyrau/)
 * (@gabyrau)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-on-using-crontab/)
 * Hello, due to performance reasons I’m not using native WordPress Cron, but calling
   this wp-cron.php from Linux crontab “`*/10 * * * * /usr/bin/php /<wordpress-dir
   >/wp-cron.php`“. Unfortunately this causes every 10 minutes an error message `
   Undefined array key "SCRIPT_FILENAME" in /<wordpress-dir>/wp-content/plugins/
   delete-me/delete-me.php on line 30`“, because $_SERVER[‘SCRIPT_FILENAME’] is 
   not set from CLI. I now added “`if (isset($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']))`” before
   line 30 in the mentioned file. As this is not upgrade safe and will be overwritten
   with any new version of “Delete Me”, I kindly ask you, if it would be possible
   to add this line also to the original file.

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 *  Plugin Author [cmc3215](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cmc3215/)
 * (@cmc3215)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-on-using-crontab/#post-17796915)
 * [@gabyrau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gabyrau/)
 * That is a reasonable request. I just released version 3.2 which includes the 
   isset() check you mentioned.
 * Take care,
   Clint
 *  Thread Starter [gabyrau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gabyrau/)
 * (@gabyrau)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-on-using-crontab/#post-17798899)
 * Just installed your new release.
 * Thank you so much, Gaby

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 * Last activity: [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-message-on-using-crontab/#post-17798899)
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