Step 3 : Setting up Cron Jobs
We need to set-up our Cron Job properly before we can use E.G.G.S.
In order to perform automated mail out and email capture please setup cron events for the following files:
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1- mailout.php
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2- capture.php
You need to schedule these jobs on daily basis (preferably) on whatever time you think is suitable (e.g. at 12:00 mid night.)
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mailout.php
capture.php
Here is an example of how you can configure your cron job.
Make a text file named cron.txt with following entries.
00 00 * * * /usr/bin/php /installation_path/mailout.php
00 00 * * * /usr/bin/php /installation_path/capture.php
This is what it means :
may be your php interpreter path (Please contact your hosting service provider to confirm this path)/usr/bin/php
installation_path may be the absolute path where your E.G.G.S.™ installation resides. (e.g. /home/user/eggs )
First five portions show minute, hour, day, month, and year respectively.
For example :
00 00 * * * means 12:00am every day.
* denotes irrespective of the value.
You may find more details about cron on documentation sites such as http://www.tldp.org
To assist you more in setting up your cron jobs, we have captured some screen shots for you. This are the most common CPanel that most web host provides.
If you are using CPanel X, there are 2 ways to setup your Cron Jobs.
If you are using Standard , this is how to setup your E.G.G.S. cron job
If you are using the Advanced Unix Style , this is how to setup your E.G.G.S. cron job
Some
webhost has CPanel interface for setting cron jobs which is similar to
the advance interface of CPanel X as
shown below :
Please contact your web hosting company or system administrator about how to run a cron job and more understanding about its options.