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cron job to run url cpanel

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

this is my references
https://forums.cpanel.net/threads/cron-job-to-call-a-web-page.60253/
Using CRON jobs to visit url?
CRON command to run URL address every 5 minutes

Solution

  • 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