How to create Scheduled Tasks in SMF 2.0

[Zaine]

Removed my last question and asking it in a better way

How should you handle if it your scheduled tasks errors?   I'm logging errors using log_error(); and returning false from the Scheduled task function but the interface still happily reports that the task completed successfully, even when logging a critical error.

I'm getting the errors in the error log, which is good, but I was expecting to see that interface warn me that the manual run failed.

[emanuele]

Hi Zaine,

it's the first time for me looking into scheduled tasks, but as far as I can understand from the code it seems that if the scheduled function returns false the task should not be logged:

Code (from ScheduledTasks.php lines 124-129) Select Expand

// Do the task...
$completed = call_user_func('scheduled_' . $row['task']);

// Log that we did it ;)
if ($completed)
{

[DanCarroll]

Here's a tip for anyone looking to run a task on a given day of the month such as the first.

Just schedule your task as a daily and do a check at the beginning to see if it is the first and then decide what code to run.

[Iomega0318]

Can this be used to run a link, I have a cron job I would like SMF to handle and was wanting to schedule it for once a week. However the cron job has a link for it, and before you ask, my server won't let me run cron jobs normally..

[live627]

No. No way other than the code shown in the OP.

[emanuele]

fetch_web_data?

Of course I mean create a function that call fetch_web_data.

[Acans]

Very useful tutorial. Perfect for updating my member count across multiple shared forums (Instead of pressing that damn recount button everyday )

[live627]

crontab

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[DieGoO]

I managed to create a scheduled task, but it seems like it isn't running automatically, or  at least, it doesn't show on the task log..

But if i run it manually it does show on the task log..

Did i miss something?

[Arantor]

I don't know, what did you do exactly?

[DieGoO]

Nevermind  .. After reading through the topic again, i figured out why it wasn't working..

[live627]

I don't know, what did you do exactly?

/me is reminded of The IT Crowd

[Arantor]

You realise that the IT Crowd was practically a documentary rather than a comedy, right?

[live627]

That explains why it was so boring.

[4Kstore]

Sorry for the bump, but I need to ask for save some time, there is no hook actually for this? SMF 2.0?
I read something http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=510873.0

[live627]

I use integrate_pre_load...

[Arantor]

I wrote this years ago. Off the top of my head there is no hook in 2.0, the one in 2.1 is not ideal IMO.

[4Kstore]

Thanks for the responses..

[PopUpSteve]

Thank you, a very informative tutorial.

[pirma]

Very helpful article. Perfect for upgrading my new member count number across numerous contributed message boards.