Title: Buddystream
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Buddystream

 *  Resolved [revkev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/revkev/)
 * (@revkev)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/buddystream-1/)
 * Using
 * Buddystream v. 3.0.1
    Buddy Press v. 1.6.4 Wordpress v. 3.51
 * When attempting to add the cronjob (specified by the plugin)
 * */10 * * * * wget –spider [http://http://www.lcag.info/wp-content/plugins/import.php](http://http://www.lcag.info/wp-content/plugins/import.php)–
   connect-timeout=600 –read-timeout=600 –tries=1 –recursive –level=1 -nd –delete-
   after
 * I receive the error message:
 * Error: “_” :5: bad command errors in crontab files. Can’t install
 * Admittedly, I am a nube at cronjobs, and would greatly appreciate your assistance.
 * Thank you in advance.
 * ~Respect
 * RevKev
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddystream/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddystream/)

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 *  [maddogmcewan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maddogmcewan/)
 * (@maddogmcewan)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/buddystream-1/#post-3527035)
 * i think you need to try */10 * * * * wget –spider [http://www.lcag.info/wp-content/plugins/buddystream-premium/import.php](http://www.lcag.info/wp-content/plugins/buddystream-premium/import.php)–
   connect-timeout=600 –read-timeout=600 –tries=1 –recursive –level=1 -nd –delete-
   after
 * that worked for me
 *  Thread Starter [revkev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/revkev/)
 * (@revkev)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/buddystream-1/#post-3527037)
 * Nope didn’t work 🙁
 * removed ‘premier’ (not using premium) and ended up with the same error 🙁
 * Thanks for your response and assistance
 *  [maddogmcewan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maddogmcewan/)
 * (@maddogmcewan)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/buddystream-1/#post-3527068)
 * ok sorry to hear that… you on a windows environment? I had issues when i was 
   in a shared hosted environment at hostica.com… then moved to Amazon EC cloud 
   instance on Bitnami.. and it is working fine.
 * I also have bought the “hosted cron service” from Buddystream, which works great,
   but am running it locally currently… I did add the command using the [@sumo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sumo/)
   command string, but was not sure that worked
 *  [Robmcclel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robmcclel/)
 * (@robmcclel)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/buddystream-1/#post-3527206)
 * maddogmcewan,
 * I was using buddystream for a site with their premium service, it was and continue,
   to work fine. However, I set up another instance (I bought a multi-site license),
   put in my license key, and nothing is happenning. My log is empty and nothing
   appears running.
 * I’ve decided to try and run the CRON locally, and have set it up in my server
   exactly as you have yours, but nothing coming through (using Bluehost VPS server).
 * Here is my CRON command:
 * `wget --spider http://thirdscribe.com/wp-content/plugins/import.php --connect-
   timeout=600 --read-timeout=600 --tries=1 --recursive --level=1 -nd --delete-after`
 * Any ideas?
 *  [Robmcclel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/robmcclel/)
 * (@robmcclel)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/buddystream-1/#post-3527207)
 * I got it working!
 * The key was that the command given by Buddystream is not entirely accurate.
 * First, erase the duplciate http:// (you only need one).
    Second, you have to 
   add in buddystream-premium (or just buddystream, I suppose, if not using the 
   premium version) to complete the file pathway to import.php.
 * I see that maddogmcewan did that, but I had not, nor had revkev.
 * Once that was done, the server started pinging properly and streams were picked
   up.
 *  Plugin Author [Peter Hofman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blackphantom/)
 * (@blackphantom)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/buddystream-1/#post-3527213)
 * tnxs for the answer, will implement this fix.

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/buddystream-1/#post-3527213)
 * Status: resolved