Setting Cron Command Options

[Nikola Meranzov]

Hello,

Could somebody explain in more detailed manner the setting of the cron command?
What does it mean - Set the cron command to something like:
/usr/local/bin/php -q {absolute_path_to_the_HTTP_server_root}

Thank You and Best Regards!

[Web Design Seo]

Код

/usr/local/bin/php -q {absolute_path_to_the_HTTP_server_root}/administrator/components/com_payments/cron.php

Option 1. absolute_path_to_the_HTTP_server_root - you must know this path Or see path from here:

How to see what is exact path on server, where is installed my joomla? open url: Your-joomla-site.com/administrator/index.php?option=com_admin&task=sysinfo and click on Configuration File link. You will see something like:



Remove "/logs" from this path and this is "absolute_path_to_the_HTTP_server_root".

Option 2. Or ask your host support about the real path.

[Nikola Meranzov]

CODE

/usr/local/bin/php -q {absolute_path_to_the_HTTP_server_root}/administrator/components/com_payments/cron.php

Option 1. absolute_path_to_the_HTTP_server_root - you must know this path Or see path from here:




Option 2. Or ask your host support about the real path.

Thank You!
And I have to add a line like this
/usr/local/bin/php -q {/home/dimarini/public_html/mtree}
in cron.php file!
Is that right?

[Web Design Seo]

Is that right?

No. Cron file is only one. And url is:

Код

public_html/administrator/components/com_payments/cron.php

[dragonizer]

No. Cron file is only one. And url is:

CODE

public_html/administrator/components/com_payments/cron.php

How many times do you run this, is it only once on install

[Web Design Seo]

Payments cron must be run every day - once daily. I recommend you in 00:01 hour or in 00:05 or in 01:05 hour.

Plugins make actions for listings, content or others, cron check and if action time is expired return them in normal state.

So, for example, if you create in Payments admin one new payment for vip status of listing for 7 days, cron will check it every day and when day 8 is achieved, cron will return this listing from vip status to non-vip.