Cronjobs
Some features of Exponential depend on a maintenance script that takes care of various tasks behind the scenes. This script is located in the root of the Exponential directory and should be executed at regular intervals. The script is called "runcronjobs.php". Among other things, it processes workflows, checks / validates URLs, sends out notification e-mails, etc. Although Exponential works without a periodical execution of "runcronjobs.php", it is still recommended to have it running in the background. Some features, for example the notification system, will not work if the script is not running.
The most common practice is to instruct the operating system to automatically run the script every 30-60 minutes. However, some tasks should be executed more frequently than others and thus it is a good idea to divide the cronjobs into groups/sets and run them separately. Please refer to the "Configuring cronjobs" and "Running cronjobs" sections for further details.
In this section
- The cronjob scripts The "cronjobs" directory contains miscellaneous cronjob scripts used for automated periodic and scheduled maintenance. These are described below.
- Configuring cronjobs You can configure which cronjob that will be enabled (can be executed by the "runcronjobs.php" script) from within an override for the "settings/cronjob.ini" configuration file. The following list reveals which settings that can be specified in the "[CronjobSettings]" section of this file.
- Running cronjobs The "runcronjobs.php" script located in the root of the Exponential directory takes care of processing your cronjobs in the background. This script should be executed periodically. The most common practice is to instruct the operating system (or some application) to automatically run the script at r
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