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Description of my issue:
My host has given me the following for CRON. It works for a MOODLE backup. The same script is not working with AKEEBA.

php5 /usr/bin/php56/php5 -nc /etc/php56/cgi/php.ini -f [path to akeeba]

I get the following error

PHP Warning: Unexpected character in input: ' ' (ASCII=15) state=0 in /usr/bin/php56/php5 on line 6340 PHP Warning: Unexpected character in input: ' ' (ASCII=4) state=0 in /usr/bin/php56/php5 on line 6340 PHP Warning: Unexpected character in input: ' in /usr/bin/php56/php5 on line 6340 PHP Warning: Unexpected character in input: ' in /usr/bin/php56/php5 on line 6340 PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '<' in /usr/bin/php56/php5 on line 6340

Removing 'php5' and just using
/usr/bin/php56/php5 -nc /etc/php56/cgi/php.ini -f

results in
Usage: php5 [options] [-f] <file> [--] [args...]
php5 [options] -r <code> [--] [args...]
php5 [options] [-B &lt;begin_code&gt;] -R <code> [-E &lt;end_code&gt;] [--] [args...]
php5 [options] [-B &lt;begin_code&gt;] -F <file> [-E &lt;end_code&gt;] [--] [args...]
php5 [options] -S <addr>:<port> [-t docroot]
php5 [options] -- [args...]
php5 [options] -a
-a Run interactively
-c <path>|<file> Look for php.ini file in this directory
...and more

TIP: I am using a mycronjob.txt to do this. It's MUCH easier to be able to edit a text file and upload than try to type such long lines without mistakes.

1. create textfile with cron command(s) mycronjob.txt
IMPORTANT: Hit RETURN after last line
2. Upload to root of website
3. list cronjobs with: crontab -l
4. in SSH, type: crontab -r to kill cronjobs
5. Type: crontab mycronjob.txt
Done: New parameters loaded.

list new/changed cronjobs with: crontab -l

When all is working you can delete mycronjob.txt