Cron Jobs
By Kyle Walker on Friday, 02 October 2015
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I have this cron job setup:
/usr/bin/wget -O- "http://adkmusicgroup.com/index.php?option=com_easyblog&task=cron";=cron"
Does that look like something which should work?
It doesn't seem to be working BUT when I paste this into my browser to manually force it then it works immediately.:
adkmusicgroup.com/index.php?option=com_easyblog&task=cron

My question is therefore does the cron job look like it should be working (therefore the issue might be my server) or have I got the code for the cron job incorrect?

Many thanks, Kyle.
Hey Kyle,

You're welcome.

No problem If I provided that cron command code is work for one of your website and this website is under Hostgator hosting server, you can use this similar cron command into your different website if using the same server. Because different hosting also have their different wget path.

By the way, you can take a look of your following previous cron command and mine :

// yours
/usr/bin/wget -O- "http://adkmusicgroup.com/index.php?option=com_easyblog&task=cron";=cron";

// mine
/usr/bin/wget -O /dev/null "http://adkmusicgroup.com/index.php?option=com_easyblog&task=cron";
Arlex Wong
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Friday, 08 January 2016 12:11
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Hey Kyle,

I am sorry that delay of this reply,

Perhaps you can try the following cron command and see how it goes?

/usr/bin/wget -O /dev/null "http://adkmusicgroup.com/index.php?option=com_easyblog&task=cron";

If the issue still persists, can you provide us with your Joomla backend and Cpanel access so we can help you check on this?
Arlex Wong
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Friday, 02 October 2015 08:11
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Hi Arlex,

Thanks - that worked great straight away!
What is different about the code you gave me compared to my one? (eg what does it mean?)

Also is there any reason I shouldn't use this code on my other websites seeing as they are all with Hostgator?

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you by the way!

Cheers, Kyle.
Kyle Walker
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Friday, 08 January 2016 10:32
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Hi Arlex,

Thanks for having given me that code.

I've added it to my other websites so that's great cheers - I'll assume it works but won't know for sure until I do more remote publishing via email.

Cheers, Kyle.
Kyle Walker
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Saturday, 09 January 2016 03:57
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No problem Kyle. Should you still face any issues please do start a new ticket
Mark
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Saturday, 09 January 2016 12:45
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