phpBB cron

[femu]

Hi EXreaction,

I have built a tool, where I need the functionality from a cron. I saw, that you use in your DB Backup tool the phpBB internal function and I tried to make it similar for my mod. So I did following:

Opened includes/functions.php, searched:

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      if ($cron_type)
      {
         $template->assign_var('RUN_CRON_TASK', '<img src="' . append_sid($phpbb_root_path . 'cron.' . $phpEx, 'cron_type=' . $cron_type) . '" width="1" height="1" alt="cron" />');


and ADDED BEFORE:

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      else if ((time() + ($config['chart_server_time'] * 3600)) > ($config['chart_start_time'] + $config['chart_period']))
      {
         // run dm charts reset
         $cron_type = 'dm_chart_reset';
      }


Then I opened cron.php and searched:

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}

// Unloading cache and closing db after having done the dirty work.
if ($use_shutdown_function)


and ADDED BEFORE:

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   // Run DM Charts reset
   case 'dm_chart_reset' :
      include($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/functions_dm_music_charts.' . $phpEx);

      if ($use_shutdown_function)
      {
         register_shutdown_function('dm_chart_reset');
      }
      else
      {
         check_charts_reset();
      }
   break;


So all looks similar to your DB Backup. The only thing is now, that it seems not to start the function check_charts_reset() ....

Is there probably something else I need to take care of? I made it earlier with a "manual" call of a cronjob php file and an external provider, who starts the job. But I have the feeling, it's more easier with the phpBB internal feature ...

Thanks,
Felix

[EXreaction]

Does it get to the case at all?

[femu]

I think not really .. I tried following:

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      else if (time() > 1292173200)
      {
         echo "Test";
         // run dm charts reset
         $cron_type = 'dm_chart_reset';
      }


If time() is really bigger, then the echo line is shown. But it seems not to go to the case. I added there an echo line too, but this is not shown ...

[EXreaction]

I would recommend asking in the mod writers forum on phpBB.com, someone there will probably have more time to help you than I do.

[femu]

Got it. I compared with other crons above in the cron.php and changed the "job" to following:

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   // Run DM Charts reset
   case 'dm_chart_reset' :
      include($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/functions_dm_music_charts.' . $phpEx);

      if ((time() + ($config['chart_server_time'] * 3600)) > ($config['chart_start_time'] + $config['chart_period']))
      {
         check_charts_reset();
      }
   break;


And this works. So the if ($use_shutdown_function) seems not to work for my mod ... Whatever this is used for