automatic import using cron jobs
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- Category: feed import
For automatic updating the feeds you will need to call the feedcron periodically. On unix style systems this is usually done using a cronjob. Most hosting providers allow to set up some cron.
There are two options calling the webpage using w g e t, curl or lynx. Or using the CLI version of php. The choice depends on the availability using the CLI version is highly recommend, this avoids max_execution_time problems.
a typical webpage request looks like:
0 4 * * * w g e t -q -O /dev/null http://www.example.com/administrator/components/com_datafeeds/cron/feedcron.php
or
0 4 * * * c u r l -silent -o /dev/null http://www.example.com/administrator/components/com_datafeeds/cron/feedcron.php
(remove the spaces in w g e t and c u r l)
a typical command line call:
0 4 * * * (cd JOOMLA-ROOT/administrator/components/com_datafeeds;php feedcron.php)
JOOMLA-ROOT is the real location of you joomla installation on the harddisk. Finding the right path might be a bit of a hassle and depends on your server. Have a look in site -> global configuration of your joomla installation. Under 'system' or 'server' there are the paths to JOOMLA-ROOT/tmp and JOOMLA-ROOT/logs