Why don't you just update and be done with it? ;)

It's all done in the javascript now.

Do you have any mods that have a plugin for the cron_start hook? I have never seen one that uses this hook but you never know.

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What am I supposed to do with that? Just look in your plugins and see if one is using cron_start.

Brollie, you first posted that error over a week ago (here) - long before this was even released. Please do not cross post and clutter up peoples modification threads with unrelated errors that clearly do not belong. Thanks.

Ah, I see. No fishing in my mod thread Bollie. :D

how do I import the feed?

Import the feed?

You mean the product xml?

Just go into your plugin manager and click on products (not plugins) and then at the bottom of the product list click the add product link. Then use the browse button to find the file on your hard drive then click install/import or whatever its called.

If anyone is using a plugin that needs the cron_start hook (I have never seen one) please let me know. This mod will break it if it does since it's not using cron.php where the hook exists. If this is a problem for anyone I will have to come up with a work around. I doubt it but you never know.

[high]* Revan clicks Install.[/high]

Thank you very much, not only is this cool in its own, but it also solved a problem I had to deal with which vBulletin Support was not able to figure out; why cron jobs didn't run on my particular setup.
This, however, runs them perfectly. Im going to vBulletin.com to petition this becoming a stock vB feature.

Edit: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=196660

Well, it only breaks the cron_start hook because I am using a different script than cron.php. I could always add my own hook.

I wonder if there is a way to divert vb to look there for cron_start. hmmm...

New version 1.1.2

Added ajax_cron_start hook. Now if you should ever have a plugin that uses the cron_start hook simply change it to use the ajax_cron_start hook.

Thanks for the update :)

If that's the problem, why not just add cron_start instead of ajax_cron_start in your ajax_cron.php? :confused:
Since you are rendering the vB default cron.php useless, whatever code would be executed in cron_start would be executed in your file instead.
Or am I missing something?

Is it that easy? I have never looked at how vb knows where the hooks are so I have no idea. I was planning on researching that this weekend.

Awesome. Installed.

New Version 1.1.3

Now it will just use cron_start hook if you have a plugin that uses it. Aparently vb doesn't actually care where the hook is located.

Live and learn.

Code Monkey

Thanks go to Revan for the heads up.

New Version 1.1.4

This will now degrade gracefully when browsers have javascript turned off. When a browser has javascript turned off the default vb method will be implemented to ensure the cron runs.

Code Monkey

Nice hack Code Monkey :).

[high]* derekivey clicks install.[/high]

Thank you very much.

Anyone had any issues with this?

Somehow... my cron stopped working since a while...
I have tried everything, even tried using the default style with no template additions, but no luck...

Now, after installing your mod, my cron is working properly again. So big thanks..
altough I of coarse would've loved to figure out why the default cron image didnt work anymore :S

I'm wondering if you had the same problem as Revan. I'm glad this fixed it for you. It is a better way to call the cron anyway.

What about the other hacks that require cron? does this turn the reular cron off. I have RPG Inferno v3 and it requires over 3 cron scripts. To run to keep everything running ok. Do I have to know how to write java script to my it work or does it pick it off the cron task tabel and run it via ajax?

Thanks for the program though :-) I installed!

Alcatraz

No. This runs all crons that are in your scheduled task list in your admincp.

As stated above. This does not change any internal cron functions whatesover. It only improves the method that runs the scripts on page load.

Yeah I seen the .js scripts and I wasn't for sure if it was or not.

Alcatraz

You should have no problems. Thanks for posting and thanks for clicking install.

thanks for the mod Code Monkey, I'll give it a try :)

[high]* Brandon Sheley clicks install[/high]

I am sure you will find it useful and beneficial.

Enjoy

Code Monkey thank you very much and once again nice work. installed

I'm glad you like it and find it useful.

I shall give this a try :)

Hope it worked for you. :D

There may be a bug with your ajax_cron.php ... I was getting a Database Error with the Cron. I contacted vbulletin support and they told me the error is actually a known bug in the /includes/cron/activate.php.

Can read about it here http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/bugs3...view&bugid=639

Well I found out that the error is actually coming from ajax_cron.php .... So I thought I'd come here and let you know. The error I'm getting is

I'm guessing this is related. Atleast I hope ..... :-s

(I did omit my site link and the ip address)

No. vB AJAX Cron merely initiates the runing of the scripts. You would have gotten this error the old way too
As they said, it's a bug in activate.php

Do the fix they recomended.

instead of a small piece of html to show an image, we now have?

A bigger piece.... nice!

And where would that be?

I've done the fix. But the error sems to be coming from ajax_cron.php

That is just the main script that is including the one with the error. It is not coming from ajax_cron.php. You can have another coder look at it if you don't trust my judgement.

Nope :) I trust your judgement :)

I think I was half asleep when I made the previous reply *lol* :)