diff --git a/doc/itop-documentation.htm b/doc/itop-documentation.htm index 46e94a22af..4a8658ffe1 100644 --- a/doc/itop-documentation.htm +++ b/doc/itop-documentation.htm @@ -77,17 +77,17 @@ a.internal:hover {

cron.php - overview

In order to operate properly, iTop maintenance operations and asynchronous tasks must be executed on a regular basis. In order to ease the installation, all the background tasks have been grouped to be launched from a single file: webservices/cron.php

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The following features will require the activation of CRON.PHP

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The following features require the activation of cron.php

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More information about CRON in the Wiki

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For more information about cron.php, check the Wiki

Scheduling cron.php on Windows

  1. Edit the file <itop root>/webservices/cron.params to set the credentials used for cronified tasks (requires administator privileges)
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  3. Edit the file <itop root>/webservices/cron.cmd, and set the relevant path for your installation of PHP. If you need a strong security, then you will have to change also the path to the parameters file <itop root>/webservices/cron.params and move this file to a place where it is not easy to read its contents.
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  5. Edit the file <itop root>/webservices/cron.cmd, and set the relevant path for your installation of PHP. If you care about security, it is recommended to change also the path to the parameters file <itop root>/webservices/cron.params and move this file to a place where its content is not served by the web server.
  6. Schedule the execution of cron.cmd:
    schtasks.exe /create /tn "iTop CRON" /sc minute /mo 1 /tr "\"<itop root>/webservices/cron.cmd\""
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    Scheduling cron.php on Linux/Unix

    1. Edit the file <itop root>/webservices/cron.params to set the credentials used for cronified tasks (requires administator privileges)
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    3. If you want strong security: move the file <itop root>/webservices/cron.params into a directory not in the scope of the web server (Apache), and make it be readable only by the account that will execute the cron
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    5. If you care about security: move the file <itop root>/webservices/cron.params into a directory not in the scope of the web server (Apache), and make it be readable only by the account that will execute the cron
    6. Edit the crontab and add the following line:
      * * * * * /usr/bin/php <itop root>/webservices/cron.php --param_file=<itop root>/webservices/cron.params
    7. diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt index a37d841b31..cbf2302e19 100644 --- a/readme.txt +++ b/readme.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -iTop - version 1.1.0 RC - 04-05-2011 +iTop - version 1.1.0 - 04-05-2011 Readme file 1. ABOUT THIS RELEASE