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Test your cron task - 2007/11/07 16:40
Hello vegaskid,
Here are three steps to make sure your cron task works :
- Schedule a Newsletter or configure an autoresponder (we need to put at least one e-mail into the queue to test your cron task) and click on the button 'Process Queue'. If Acajoom send your e-mail, that means the queue process works in Acajoom and your problem is the link between your cron task and the Acajoom scheduler.
(In your case, you already successfully tested this first step)
- Enter this url in your browser : http://www.mysite.com/index.php?option=com_acajoom&act=cron
(don't forget to replace www.mysite.com by the url of your own site, for you it will be http://www.lvhomerewards.com/index.php?option=com_acajoom&act=cron)
You should see your template with a blank page in the middle (or maybe an add from Acajoom).
If you see the error :
You are not authorised to view this resource.
You need to login.
This is because in one of your menu, the Acajoom component has a restricted access.
For example, if I insert a new item (a link to the Acajoom component or the Acajoom component) in one of my menus and I select 'Access Level: Registered' to configure this item, your Acajoom scheduler won't work.
If this second step works, that means your Acajoom scheduler can be launch by an external task.
- Now, your Acajoom component is ready and you just need to configure a cron task with your CPanel or jCron.
Since one month, we offered a free simple solution to all our users. You can now register on our new website http://www.joobisoft.com and get a free cron task for your site, so you don't need to configure your CPanel and you don't need to install jCron on your computer. JoobiSoft will manage your cron task and launch your Acajoom component every 15 minutes.
1. Register and validate your account at http://www.joobisoft.com
2. Login in
3. Click on the User Menu called : My Cron Task
4. Configure your cron task (very easily) and save the page
To answer to your last question, your cron task will automatically synchronise your users so the synchronisation will be faster. If you need it to be faster (you will have a delay (about 15 minutes) before the first welcome message), you can use Community Builder and our plugin. With this plugin, Acajoom doesn't need to synchronise your users so the welcome message will be sent in less than 15 minutes.
We understand that even 10 minutes is a lot and in the next generation of Acajoom, the welcome message will be sent immediately, without any delay.
Please check our official documentation and existing replies before posting on our forum!
Best Regards,
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