====== Cron Job ======
A cron task is a task that is carried out at a specific time.
To work effectively your system needs to be set up to execute these tasks periodically.
The cron task may be set per package or it may be set to the central system which will in turn run the schedule for the sub-packages.
Any job scheduler can be used, we are using Cron job in this article as it is one of the popular ones.
To know your Cron Job URL go to follwing path in the system
===== Duties of Cron Task =====
Among the tasks assigned to the Cron are:
* Clean up old cache, files and logs
* Sending "bulk" messages
* Running routine events
===== Set Up =====
Cron task is a service provided by a web server.
Your cPanel cron task should look like this
wget "http://path.toYourWebsite.com/cron" >/dev/null 2>&1
You can look in your systems cron manager (Cron Module Settings) for the exact path and the recommended frequency.
===== Timing and Frequency =====
The timing and frequency may vary according to the load your system is able to handle but the general recommendations are:
^ Package ^ Frequency ^
| SIM | Every 60 Minutes |
| PAM | Every 30 Minutes |
| ORS | Every 15 Minutes |
| FMS | Every 15 Minutes |
| AMS | Every 15 Minutes |
| MMS | Every 10 Minutes |
| Single System | Every 10 Minutes |
===== Settings =====
You should configure the following setting as well
^ Package ^ Module ^ Setting Name ^ Setting Description ^
| All | Mail Handler | max | Maximum number of email per cron run, greater frequency = greater number|
| All | Mail Handler | delay | How many minutes to keep emails in the queue before sending them out|
| All | Cron Handler | host | prevent double running of task and burdening the system by ensuring the task is only run from your main website|
| All | Cron Handler | disable | prevents the system from accepting CRON TASK request|
| All | Cron Handler | hour | hour of the day to run daily tasks|
| All | Cron Handler | day | Day of the month to run monthly tasks|
| All | Cron Handler | weekday | Day of the week to run weekly task|
| ORS | Delinquency Handler | delinquency-* | handles delinquency report|
==== Details on Settings ====
=== cron-host ===
Prevent double running of task and burdening the system by ensuring the task is only run from your main website. This is applicable if you have more than one website used to access the SMP.
For example ors.example.com and ors.example.org you should set only one of them to handle the cron task.
=== cron-hour cron-day cron-weekday ===
You should choose times when your system is likely to be under the least pressure.