Unable to create unix socket when running in crontab

[amit_online]

I have a php script which runs from the command line and uses vlc to get radio station info. It uses a local unix socket to communicate with the calling php file. Everything runs fine if I run it from the command prompt. But if I run it as crontab job then its unable to create the local unix socket and crashes.

Any solutions are welcome.

Thanks in advance.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Usually, this means you are not using the same user's crontab, or some environment variable is missing, or you use the RC interface (which requires a TTY).

[xtophe]

--rc-fake-tty if you're in the last case

[amit_online]

That is right. I am running vlc with rc --rc-unix . Is there a way to run this in cron mode?

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

Are you trying to play Jeopardy! ? Xtophe just gave the answer.