update link status

[lsb]

Hi all,

it is difficult with my provider to run cronjobs, so I would like to ask a question:
I would like to update link-status (and maybe Google-Pagerank etc.) regularly, but manually.
Is it possible to run a file or something like that so link-status is updated each time I do this?

Greetings,
Lars

[Sergey Ten]

Hello Lars,

Yes, you could run cron.php manually. Just renamed the includes/.htaccess file. And also you could make this changes in the cron.php

[ Open your includes/cron.php ]
[ Find code ]


$query .= "`pagerank` = '{$pagerank}',";


[ Before add code ]


echo "{$url}&nbsp;:&nbsp;{$pagerank}<br />";


[ Save change ]

[lsb]

Hi Sergey

Thank you.
Just a few questions to understand it better:

1)
You have written:
"Just renamed the includes/.htaccess file"
I do not understand what I have to do. Rename what file? What is the new name?

2)
After changing the code in cron.php as you mentioned, I only need to start cron.php via browser? What will happen then?

Greetings,
Lars

[Sergey Ten]

Hello Lars,

#1
You have to renamed .htaccess file to some other name, (htaccess1, .htaccess.bak) and after run cron via browser. BUT after renamed it to old name (.htaccess)

#2
Yes. You have to run cron via browser.

[lsb]

Hi Sergey

I did what you told me, but I only get an empty screen after running the cron.php, and no changes in the database for pagerank and link-status.
What shall I do?

Greetings,
Lars

[Michael Hill]

Hi, Lars!

Did you read this article: http://www.esyndicat.com/support/desk/knowledgebase/view/7.html ? Did you have checked checksum.cgi file working?

[lsb]

Hi Michael,

thanks for answering.
Yes, I did check that article. I then installed checksum.cgi as mentioned there. I also received 63385224020 so everything should be ok.
But, as mentioned in my last message, running cron.php manually only results in an empty screen, with no changes in link-status or page-rank.

Any ideas?
Is there a list of requirements e.g. my server needs to fulfill?

Greetings,
Lars

Hi, Lars!

Did you read this article: http://www.esyndicat.com/support/desk/knowledgebase/view/7.html ? Did you have checked checksum.cgi file working?

[Sergey Ten]

Hi, Lars!

Try to enable error display.

[ Open your includes/config.inc.php ]
[ Find code ]


define("DEBUG", 0);


[ Replace with code ]


define("DEBUG", 1);


[ Save changes]

In any case please post a result.

[lsb]

Hi Sergey

I enabled error display as you told me.
But the screen still remains empty after running cron manually.
Are there some server-requirements for running cron.php I should check?

Greetings,
Lars

[Michael Hill]

Hello, Lars!

Probably, you send your ftp details to somebody from our support? It is so hard to test it blindly.

[lsb]

Hi Michael

Thanks for answering.
To whom can I send my ftp-details?

Greetings,
Lars


Hello, Lars!

Probably, you send your ftp details to somebody from our support? It is so hard to test it blindly.

[John Turner]

Hi lsb,
If trouble still remains please feel free to contact me over PM. I'll try to help.

[lsb]

PM sent. Thanks.

[John Turner]

Hi lsb,
I've answered on your PM.

[lsb]

Hi all

Manual cron works now. Great, thank you!

I have an additional question to understand cron correctly:

When all links have been checked once, cron does not work any more, resp. does not give any results. Cron cycle is set to "1" then for all links.
Is the cron not working because of the setting "check interval"? I have set it to "1" and waited until the next day, but cron does not work either. Or do I have to wait 24 hours?
Is it a good idea to have "0" at check interval so I do not have to wait?
When does the second cron cycle start?

Or do I understand something totally wrongly?
Any tipps?

Thanks, Lars

[lsb]

Waited several days now for the second cron cycle to be possible to start, but nothing happens.
What do I need to do so second cycle can start?
Greetings!

[John Turner]

Oops Lars,
I quite forgot about cron cycles.
Here attached zipped CRON light version re-upload it with '../includes/cron-light.php'.

[lsb]

Thank you very much!
I will test it out as soon as possible!
Greetings, Lars