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Cron Job to Run Catalog

Hi all,

Yes, if you are after a Cron Script to Produce your Catalog in either 3.4.x or 3.5.x then just email me at enquiries@x-cart-plus.com

Thanks for the positive feedback Adpboss.

Just an update.
To setup cron job in v4 (and this will work in v35):

in html_catalog.php

Replaced:

Code:

require $xcart_dir."/include/security.php";

With:

Code:

if ($_SERVER[DOCUMENT_ROOT]) { 

   # 

   #  Running from the web, make sure we authenticate the user 

   # 

    require $xcart_dir."/include/security.php";

} else { 

   # 

   #  Running from command line 

   # 

   $command_line_mode = true; 

   ini_set('html_errors', '0');

   $REQUEST_METHOD = 'POST'; 

   $start_category = ''; 

   $mode = 'catalog_gen'; 

   $namestyle = 'hyphen_4'; 

   $process_subcats = 'checked'; 

   $pages_per_pass = 0; 

   $gen_action = 3; 

   $process_staticpages = 'checked';

   $lngcat[US] = '/..';

}

Cron job will be:

Code:

05 02 * * * cd /home/path_to_your_account/x-cart/admin; /usr/local/bin/php -q -f html_catalog.php

Sorry to bring up an old post, but if you are running the cronjob from a none Command Line setup, how would you run this?

We run from a plesk server which is not a command line setup of php, so we cant run this as one.
We have tried running through Lynx like this:

Code:

/usr/local/bin/lynx -dump http://www.xxxxxx.com/admin/html_catalog.php

But we are then confronted with the error that Lynx does not have access to the file, as lynx is in effect only a browser itself.
Is there anyway we can add code to allow access to Lynx?
Or anyway to dump the command if not by command line?

Many thanks.

I setup the cron job in cPanel and it does work when I just tested it on a line command, BUT, it generates the catalog at root level. The problem is that I need to generate it in the catalog as I have many stores in root level directories.

I have replaced the code as 27stars mentioned and the DIR CATALOG still is the same:

Code:

    require $xcart_dir."/include/security.php";

} else {

   #

   #  Running from command line

   #

   $command_line_mode = true;

   ini_set('html_errors', '0');

   $REQUEST_METHOD = 'POST';

   $start_category = '';

   $mode = 'catalog_gen';

   $namestyle = 'hyphen_4';

   $process_subcats = 'checked';

   $pages_per_pass = 0;

   $gen_action = 3;

   $process_staticpages = 'checked';

   $lngcat[US] = '/..';

} 



$location[] = array(func_get_langvar_by_name("lbl_html_catalog"), "");



define ('DIR_CATALOG', '/catalog');

So, why would this generate in root vs. in my store/catalog as the DIR CATALOG location says?

Thanks for your assistance!

- Mike

OK, this problem was fixed by putting a bash script at server root (below public_html):
Create a file with the correct paths and call it html_catalog.sh

Code:

cd /home/your/path/to/admin

/usr/local/bin/php -q -f html_catalog.php

mv /home/user_account_here/public_html/*.html /home/user_account_here/public_html/dir_for_store/

Now you just need to create the cron job. In cPanel this is easy: Cron jobs/Advanced (UNIX Style)

Enter the time to run the job and the script: /bin/sh /home/user_account_here/html_catalog.sh

Now, html catalog is created automatically at whatever time you choose. The previous posts create the modification in the html_catalog.php and this just moves the files from root to the dir. of the store. If you want them in root, that's OK, just skip the bash script. - Mike

27stars last bit of code from Oct 9 2004 works for me up to a point (!) but my html_catalog.php won't recognise:

Code:

if ($_SERVER[DOCUMENT_ROOT]) {

..it's a blank if I debug so it goes straight to the catalog generation from the admin section i.e. command line mode. Any ideas why this might be?

Thanks

Dan

It's probably getting killed by X-Cart "security."

Instead try the less secure: $DOCUMENT_ROOT

seems to work for a little bit, but eventually dies? even when I try to generate the catalog through the xcart admin the same happens....

% php -q -f html_catalog.php
Generating catalog

Converting pages to HTML
./catalog/index.html

./catalog/ATV-p-1-c-195.html

./catalog/ATV_Accessories-p-1-c-200.html

./catalog/ATV_Accessories-p-2-c-200.html

./catalog/Horn_Kit_ATV-p-16511.html

./catalog/ATV_Whip-p-16530.html

./catalog/Lighted_ATV_Whip-p-16531.html

./catalog/NGK_SPARK_PLUGS_BOX_OF_10-p-16744.html

./catalog/TIE_DOWNS_HEAVY_DUTY-p-17338.html

./catalog/Tire_Chains_REAR_EIGER___VINSON-p-17760.html

./catalog/ATV_Gun_Boot-p-17761.html

./catalog/GUN_BOOT_MOUNTING_BRACKET-p-17762.html

./catalog/ATV_QuadSport_Z400-p-1-c-210.html

Killed

:arrow: Moved to Custom Mods.

All this is good but..

Quote:

Originally Posted by mffowler

OK, this problem was fixed by putting a bash script at server root (below public_html):
Create a file with the correct paths and call it html_catalog.sh

Code:

cd /home/your/path/to/admin

/usr/local/bin/php -q -f html_catalog.php

mv /home/user_account_here/public_html/*.html /home/user_account_here/public_html/dir_for_store/

I need my index.html to stay put in my docroot so my initial splash page will come up. I tried the code mentioned above and the generation works great but I really need a way to drop this automatically into my store/catalog dir....

My html_catalog.php reads like this:

Code:

# require $xcart_dir."/include/security.php";





##########################

# CATALOG SCHEDULER CODE

##########################



if ($_SERVER[DOCUMENT_ROOT]) {

   #

   #  Running from the web, make sure we authenticate the user

   #

    require $xcart_dir."/include/security.php";

} else {

   #

   #  Running from command line

   #

   $command_line_mode = true;

   ini_set('html_errors', '0');

   $REQUEST_METHOD = 'POST';

   $start_category = '';

   $mode = 'catalog_gen';

   $namestyle = 'hyphen_4';

   $process_subcats = 'checked';

   $pages_per_pass = 0;

   $gen_action = 3;

   $process_staticpages = 'checked';

   $lngcat[US] = '/..';

}



$location[] = array(func_get_langvar_by_name("lbl_html_catalog"), "");



define ('DIR_CATALOG', '/catalog');

##########################