scheduled tasks not running.

[Jenkins]

I'm trying to figure out why my scheduled tasks are not running. I've posted on Vbulletin.com about the issue but of course they just keep telling me it's becasue I have products and hacks installed, they won't get anymore specific than that.

have any of you experienced this problem? Hacks/Products I have installed are

Right column code
ibproarcade
miserable users
glowing names
event attendance
extended sig limits
marquee system

[Ntfu2]

post up your footer template, or make sure that this

$cronimage

Is still in the footer some place

[Jenkins]

thanks for the help.. here's my footer

<!-- Right Column Code  -->
</td>
<td width="160" valign="top" align="left">$rightcolumn</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td></tr>
</table>
<!-- End Right Column Code -->

<br />
<div class="smallfont" align="center">$vbphrase[all_times_are_gmt_x_time_now_is_y]</div>
<br />

$spacer_close
<!-- /content area table -->

<form action="$vboptions[forumhome].php" method="get">
	
<table cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="$stylevar[outertablewidth]" class="page" align="center">
<tr>
	<if condition="$show['quickchooser']">
		<td class="tfoot">
			<select name="styleid" onchange="switch_id(this, 'style')">
				<optgroup label="$vbphrase[quick_style_chooser]">
					$quickchooserbits
				</optgroup>
			</select>
		</td>
	</if>
	<if condition="$show['languagechooser']">
		<td class="tfoot">
			<select name="langid" onchange="switch_id(this, 'lang')">
				<optgroup label="$vbphrase[quick_language_chooser]">
					$languagechooserbits
				</optgroup>
			</select>
		</td>
	</if>
	<td class="tfoot" align="$stylevar[right]" width="100%">
		<div class="smallfont">
			<strong>
				<if condition="$show['contactus']"><a href="$vboptions[contactuslink]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[contact_us]</a> -</if>
				<if condition="$vboptions['hometitle']"><a href="$vboptions[homeurl]">$vboptions[hometitle]</a> -</if>
				<if condition="$show['admincplink']"><a href="$admincpdir/index.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[admin]</a> -</if>
				<if condition="$show['modcplink']"><a href="$modcpdir/index.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[mod]</a> -</if>
				<if condition="$vboptions['archiveenabled']"><a href="archive/index.php">$vbphrase[archive]</a> -</if>
				<if condition="$vboptions[privacyurl]"><a href="$vboptions[privacyurl]">$vbphrase[privacy_statement]</a> -</if>
				<a href="#top" onclick="self.scrollTo(0, 0); return false;">$vbphrase[top]</a>
			</strong>
		</div>
	</td>
</tr>
</table>

<br />

<div align="center">
	<div class="smallfont" align="center">
	<!-- Do not remove this copyright notice -->
	$vbphrase[powered_by_vbulletin]
	<!-- Do not remove this copyright notice -->
	</div>
	
	<div class="smallfont" align="center">
	<!-- Do not remove $cronimage or your scheduled tasks will cease to function -->
	$cronimage
	<!-- Do not remove $cronimage or your scheduled tasks will cease to function -->
	
	$vboptions[copyrighttext]
	</div>
</div>

</form>

<if condition="$show['dst_correction']">
<!-- auto DST correction code -->
<form action="profile.php?do=dst" method="post" name="dstform">
	<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
	<input type="hidden" name="do" value="dst" />
</form>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
	var tzOffset = $bbuserinfo[timezoneoffset] + $bbuserinfo[dstonoff];
	var utcOffset = new Date().getTimezoneOffset() / 60;
	if (Math.abs(tzOffset + utcOffset) == 1)
	{	// Dst offset is 1 so its changed
		document.forms.dstform.submit();
	}
//-->
</script>
<!-- / auto DST correction code -->

</if>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
	// Main vBulletin Javascript Initialization
	vBulletin_init();
//-->
</script>

[agsguar]

try this!

I have the answer..

Check in your forum permission, in CRON.PHP file.. CHANGE the CHMOD to this



Originaly this appears whitout permission, after this the task work fine and automatic.

Regards!!

[Code Monkey]

Installing this mod has been known to fix non running crons. Give it a try.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=123719

If you are running 3.5x follow the link there to the 3.5x version.

[Jenkins]

nope neither of those worked. the thing that is weird is that all the dates for "Next time to run" are in the past. what's up with that?

[photongbic]

I am having a similair problem... My scheduled tasks are running but not when they should be! Tasks that are scheduled to run at 1am are running between 9 and 10am. The system is reporting the correct time.

Thoughts?

[Paul M]

Scheduled tasks can only run if enough people visit the site to trigger them (not spiders, etc).

[photongbic]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Scheduled tasks can only run if enough people visit the site to trigger them (not spiders, etc).

Pardon my ignorance but why does it matter if real people or spiders hit the forum? Doesn't cron get run by hits to footer.php which calls $cronimage? Doesn't that run if it is a spider or not?

Just trying to get a better understanding of the cron system in vBulletin.

Thanks!

[photongbic]

Any one?

Thanks!