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+#!/bin/bash
+
+
+#########################
+#                       #
+# Configuration Options #
+#                       #
+#########################
+# PHP Detections, if this fails hard code it
+PHP_BIN=$( which php )
+
+# List of cruns to execute
+CRONS="statistics.php"
+
+# Output additional runtime information
+VERBOSE="1"
+
+# Base path for PIDFILE, (full path).
+BASEPATH="/tmp"
+
+# Subfolder for PIDFILE, so it's path will be unique in a multipool server.
+# Path relative to BASEPATH.
+# Eg. SUBFOLDER="LTC"
+SUBFOLDER=""
+
+################################################################
+#                                                              #
+# You probably don't need to change anything beyond this point #
+#                                                              #
+################################################################
+
+# Mac OS detection
+OS=`uname`
+
+
+case "$OS" in
+  Darwin) READLINK=$( which greadlink ) ;;
+  *) READLINK=$( which readlink ) ;;
+esac
+
+if [[ ! -x $READLINK ]]; then
+  echo "readlink not found, please install first";
+  exit 1;
+fi
+
+# My own name
+ME=$( basename $0 )
+
+# Overwrite some settings via command line arguments
+while getopts "hfvp:d:" opt; do
+  case "$opt" in
+    h|\?)
+      echo "Usage: $0 [-v] [-p PHP_BINARY] [-d SUBFOLDER]";
+      exit 0
+      ;;
+    v) VERBOSE=1 ;;
+    f) PHP_OPTS="$PHP_OPTS -f";;
+    p) PHP_BIN=$OPTARG ;;
+    d) SUBFOLDER=$OPTARG ;;
+    :)
+      echo "Option -$OPTARG requires an argument." >&2
+      exit 1
+    ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+# Path to PID file, needs to be writable by user running this
+PIDFILE="${BASEPATH}/${SUBFOLDER}/${ME}.pid"
+# Clean PIDFILE path
+PIDFILE=$($READLINK -m "$PIDFILE")
+
+# Create folders recursively if necessary
+if ! $(mkdir -p $( dirname $PIDFILE)); then
+  echo "Error creating PIDFILE path: $( dirname $PIDFILE )"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Find scripts path
+if [[ -L $0 ]]; then
+  CRONHOME=$( dirname $( $READLINK $0 ) )
+else
+  CRONHOME=$( dirname $0 )
+fi
+
+# Change working director to CRONHOME
+if ! cd $CRONHOME 2>/dev/null; then
+  echo "Unable to change to working directory \$CRONHOME: $CRONHOME"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Confiuration checks
+if [[ -z $PHP_BIN || ! -x $PHP_BIN ]]; then
+  echo "Unable to locate you php binary."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -e 'shared.inc.php' ]]; then
+  echo "Not in cronjobs folder, please ensure \$CRONHOME is set!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Our PID of this shell
+PID=$$
+
+if [[ -e $PIDFILE ]]; then
+  echo "Cron seems to be running already"
+  RUNPID=$( cat $PIDFILE )
+  if ps fax | grep -q "^\<$RUNPID\>"; then
+    echo "Process found in process table, aborting"
+    exit 1
+  else
+    echo "Process $RUNPID not found. Plese remove $PIDFILE if process is indeed dead."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+# Write our PID file
+echo $PID > $PIDFILE
+
+for cron in $CRONS; do
+  [[ $VERBOSE == 1 ]] && echo "Running $cron, check logfile for details"
+  $PHP_BIN $cron $PHP_OPTS
+done
+
+# Remove pidfile
+rm -f $PIDFILE