How to set up cron job for Mahara? What cron job setting shall I use?

Question:

I installed Mahara on my server, and I want to set up a cron job to trigger Mahara's cron job script. What should I do to set up the cron job?

Answer:

As recommended by Mahara officially at here, you may use EasyCron to trigger cron job script in Mahara.

Our webcron service is best for triggering Mahara's cron job script. Just follow below simple steps to configure cron job for your Mahara:

  1. Open your cron job dashboard, click on " Cron Job" button.
  2. In field "URL to call", enter http://www.example.com/lib/cron.php (replace www.example.com with your install location). Choose an appropriate cron job execution frequency (for Mahara, we recommend to have the cron job run "every minute"). Checkout below screenshot:

    Set up cron job for Mahara
  3. If necessary, finish the other optional settings.
  4. Click "Create Cron Job" button. You're done! EasyCron will trigger your Mahara's cron job script dutifully according to your time setting.
  5. If you haven't registered your EasyCron account yet, click on the "add a password" link on the top to add an email and password to your account.