Scheduled Tasks not running

[SMiFFER]

OUCH!

I was not aware till I took at the logs just now... somehow all scheduled tasks are NOT running on my system

It looks as though I did something wrong here, all these tasks have not been run since two months:



Also the mail queue is 400+ mails long, 24+ days. Nothing sent.

What can I do to fix this?

Any idea where to begin? Picture provided to show that the scheduled tasks are switched on indeed!

[Shambles]

First thing to check is the index.php file in your forum root.

Ensure it contains the following code (and that the code isn't commented out):

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// Before we get carried away, are we doing a scheduled task? If so save CPU cycles by jumping out!
if (isset($_GET['scheduled']))
{
require_once($sourcedir . '/ScheduledTasks.php');
AutoTask();
}

[Aleksi "Lex" Kilpinen]

Hi SMiFFER, did you find out the cause for this?

[SMiFFER]

Not really.
But I had a backup of the file of course.
So I put the backup in and it all works again.

[Shambles]

Pathetic. So now, you'll never know 

[Aleksi "Lex" Kilpinen]

Well, it did show the importance of having backups

[SMiFFER]

Pathetic. So now, you'll never know 

No need to call it or me pathetic.
I *will* know.
I kept both files and as soon as I have some vacation days I am going to compare them line by line.
Highest priority was to get it fixed.

[br360]

If you install something like winmerge, you can check the difference in the files in seconds. That way you can actually use your vacation for vacationing

It's what I use to compare files, and it works great- http://winmerge.org/

[SMiFFER]

You are right, I usually use NOTEPAD PLUS PLUS

Is WinMerge better?

[Biology Forums]

If you've tried everything and still can't get it to work, you could set up server-side cron-jobs.