Cron backup

Discussion in 'Customization & add-ons' started by erikcw, Aug 1, 2006.

  1. erikcw

    erikcw New Member

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    Last month something changed on our server an lynx stopped working properly. We are now processing the php file directly using the command /usr/bin/php /home/path/to/amember/cron.php

    It seem to be working fine.

    However, it would be nice to have a bockup of some sort. Is there a way to run the "internal cron" and external cron" so that if the cronjob fails the file will still run from page loads?

    Thanks!
    Erik
  2. alex

    alex aMember Pro Customer Staff Member

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    Erik,
    why would cronjob fail if it is correctly configured?

    However, there are third-party websites that offer "cron" functionality and will automatically access a configured URL in configured time. Search in Google by word "cron".
  3. erikcw

    erikcw New Member

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    For example, out of the blue last month cron started with this error:
    We didn't figure this out for 3 weeks. It really caused a big mess! So we've changed our cron to php /path/to/amember/cron.php instead of using lynx.

    You wouldn't happen to know what causes that lynx error would you?

    Thanks!
    Erik
  4. alex

    alex aMember Pro Customer Staff Member

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