No cron at Godaddy.com

[jschodde]

Well, looks like I gotta find a new host provider because Godaddy does not allow cron jobs on shared hosting. I would have to get a dedicated server for that which ain't gonna happen just yet. :wallbash:

Any suggestions on good hosting?

[Greg]

Follow this thread. Quite a few members I guess you them.
http://www.esyndicat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=12339#12339

[Vincent Wright]

I think there is no need to purchase dedicated hosting package. The majority of shared hosting plans allow to run cron jobs.

[monk]

If your still looking for one, you can try Bluehost (http://www.bluehost.com/track/spyke100/10).. Thats wut i use... I get cron jobs. They have a Demo Log In you can check out...

[Ryan]

Another good host that supports cron jobs and unlimited sites under one shared plan is hostgator. I use them and have 14 sites now under one $10 a month plan. Link is in my sig for them.

[msavage123]

I'm an eSyndiCat newbie and want to install my directory on a GoDaddy account. What exactly does the cron job do and is it optional? Thanks.

[Vincent Wright]

to msavage123
Cron jobs run in the background and check for several things. Namely:

1. Check broken links
2. Check reciprocal links
3. Update PageRank

If you can live without these things you can use GoDaddy.com hosting.