Directly calling WP php files rather than getting the page

  • This came up in a discussion of running cron jobs. What is the difference between using wget or a web browser to get a page and just calling /usr/bin/php to interpret the file?

    Do the php files load everything that is needed, or do they need WordPress running under a web server to load all of this stuff?

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  • Don’t know if I understood precisely your question, but page content is stored in mysql tables, so if you don’t load all WP functionalities you won’t be able to retrieve them.

    Thread Starter dcell59

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    More specifically, if you run /usr/bin/php wp_cron.php from a command line or cron, will it work the same as using wget on the URL.

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