ATutor

Cron for a report

• betcCandela
  

  2012-06-25 13:08:33

  Cron for a report

  I have had to create a custom report to query and send email to students who have not taken a test or who have failed the test. This needs to run everyday. There is no documentation on using cron except basics on getting it setup (it is setup). How do I have a .php page run everyday? I can't run this through the system crontab since the script requires authenticated access to ATutor. Do I have to create an entire custom module for this report? Please advise.
  
  Thanks,
  Betc
  
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  Operating system ATutor is installed on - Red Hat Enterprise 5.6
  ATutor version - 1.5.5
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  PHP version - 5.2
  MySQL version - 5.0.77
  Webserver & version - Apache 2.2.3
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• greg
  

  2012-06-25 16:42:09

  Re: Cron for a report?

  You would not be able to run a file with cron that requires authentication.
  
  You'd need to move your script into a module_cron.php file, then set the period to run it in a module.php file.
  
  Have a look at module developer documentation for details. You can take a copy of the Hello World module and start from there.
  
  http://help.atutor.ca/developer/modules.html#cron