Run vb cron more often then 10min limit

[Ghostt]

is there a possiblity to run vb cron more often like every 2 min?
like pluggin or code change?

[kh99]

You should be able to edit a scheduled task and have it run every minute. I don't think you can have it run every two minutes because the only options are to have it run every minute or to select up to 6 times during the hour.

[tbworld]

A CRON process/task scheduler is not run on a timer but when a user requests a new page. If no one is on the board requesting new pages from the server, the CRON process/task scheduler does not run.

You would have to use a timer task from your server. There are several threads on the subject here on vBulletin.org.

[Zachery]

Why are you trying to run something that often?

[Ghostt]

its a custom plugin and need to run at least every 3-5 min.
in vb cron you can set up min. every 10 min. this is the problem.

If no one is on the board requesting new pages from the server, the CRON process/task scheduler does not run.

i know that and this is no problem its a big board.

[Zachery]

Again, why does it need to run that often?

[tbworld]

I have not dug into the semiphoric nature of the vbulletin cron system that deeply as I run my tasks via the server. My guess if the time is set too little there might be timing issues, possibly race conditions.

As @Zachery asked, if we knew what you were doing, we could be of more assistance.

Most of the cron code is in 'functions_cron.php'.

[kh99]

If you've written your own custom cron task script, you could set it to run every minute then have it check a "last run" time so that it only does the actual work every 3 or 5 minutes. (You'd have to save your own last run time in the database, maybe by using the datastore).

[Ghostt]

yes own cron is a complicated solution, but maybe just run it with server cron? or not possible.

[Zachery]

You still really haven't, told us why it needs to run so often?