By kos_kash on

Hi I just installed this new CMS and after installing.. the third step of the installation is to edit the crontab or something. Here is the detailed 3rd step instructions:

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Step 3

Edit your crontabs to fit these two (change the information as it applies to your website):

0 0 * * * wget -O /dev/null http://www.yourdomain.com/admin/update.php > /dev/null

0 * * * * wget -O /dev/null http://www.yourdomain.com/admin/generateindex.php?go=all > /dev/null

If your admin directory is password protected (highly recommended), you must use these two crontabs instead:

0 0 * * * wget -O /dev/null http://www.yourdomain.com/admin/update.php --http-user=USER_NAME --http-passwd=PASSWORD > /dev/null

0 * * * * wget -O /dev/null http://www.yourdomain.com/admin/generateindex.php?go=all --http-user=USER_NAME --http-passwd=PASSWORD > /dev/null

Replace http://www.yourdomain.com with the location of installation, USER_NAME with the htaccess username required to login if using password protection, and PASSWORD with the password to login.

Many hosts will let you create cronjobs through a control panel. With other hosts you may have to use telnet. If you are in doubt, contact your host.

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Anyways I don't know how to carry out all the stuff mentioned above. Did a google search and got me here.. anyways I have downloaded a copy of drupal.. now I am on a windows xp system and my webhost is probably on a unix server .. not sure (6te.net). anyways where do i start and how do i complete the third step of the installation.

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grcm commented

It's probably rather complex to set up cron for an individual user, so I would recommend Poor man's cron which is much easier.

Drupal should really do this sort of thing itself anyway.

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kos_kash commented

That is what I downloaded last night.. the poor man's cron. And all I see is afew .module and .po files which btw I've never seen extensions like this in my life before.. So you can tell I'm pretty lost. Now my question is where do I start and how do I complete the third step of installation(I've included the details in my first post). So if you could help me through it and write down the steps with details.. that would be great. Thanks in advance.

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kos_kash commented

anyone?? at least wish the cms worked without it.

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

A quick google search on the subject of editing a crontab revealed this web page:
http://www.adminschoice.com/docs/crontab.htm

It explains how the crontab file works and how to set it up.

Here's another one:
http://www.computerhope.com/unix/ucrontab.htm

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