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dotcomguy · #**545** 08-20-2007, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by connkid25

I got this working on 3.6.8. Works good except for the scheduled tasks in VB. I instead want to do this by cron with the server itself. Does anyone know how to get this to work using the crontab manager?

I honestly have no clue how to set up a cron job using that and the instructions arent much help.

It depends on your Web host. Your Web host may have a control panel where you can enter cron jobs. Or, you might have to contact your Web host.

If you have access to add cronjobs directly, the format would be:

Code:

*/10 * * * * /usr/bin/lynx -source "http://www.example.com/forums/gateway.php"

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