Cron
"Cron is a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like computer operating systems. The name cron comes from the word "chronos", Greek for "time". Cron enables users to schedule jobs (commands or shell scripts) to run periodically at certain times or dates"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron
Tiki doesn't require the use of cron, even if starting in Tiki5, it is possible to use cron jobs to offload some work.
To manage cron jobs in Tiki, please see: Scheduler.
Web Cron
Starting in Tiki17, it's possible to trigger Web Cron like Easycron.com from a URL or JavaScript.
Changing tracker item status
In Tiki6, tracker item status can be changed after a period of inactivity, etc. See
http://doc.tiki.org/Batch#Trackers
Email sending from Newslettters
Using tiki-bach_send_newsletter.php
See Newsletters and
http://doc.tiki.org/Newsletter+User#Sending_newsletters_with_a_cron_batch_job
Updating advanced rating
Using a custom php script as described in
http://doc.tiki.org/Advanced+Rating#Appendix
See Calculations
Search
In Tiki9 there is a shell script for use in cron tasks etc for search index maintenance, with a line like:
30 2 * * * cd path_to_tiki/; php lib/search/shell.php rebuild;sh setup.sh -n
30 2 * * * cd path_to_tiki/; php console.php index:rebuild --log
This will run the command at 2:30 a.m.
See also: Cron Job to Rebuild Search Index
Note:
Keep in mind that some webhosts don't allow you set up a cron, and that's why Tiki9 is expected to include another system to manage cronjob calls in a Tiki site, in order to allow cron jobs in external servers with a special security token.
Alternatively, you can use an online cron job third-party service such as EasyCron: https://web.archive.org/web/20160910095003/https://www.easycron.com/cron-job-tutorials/how-to-set-up-cron-job-for-tiki-newsletters
Email sending from Daily reports
Using tiki-user_send_reports.php
See Daily reports
Email sending through a mail queue
Using console.php
See Mail Queue
Related:
Cron jobs | Cron tabs | Cronjobs | Crontabs | Cronjob | Crontab