cron file issue

[ssluser]

Hi,

I want to execute a cron.php file every 5 min. the site is currently on a windows server. How can I do this and will it create any issues for the server or the site?

 

[romes]

hrmm...Don't have experience with windows servers....I hope someone here can help you, best of luck.

 

[MH-Andy]

I don't know Windows server but I believe there is an option in Control Panel called Scheduled Tasks or something

 

[ssluser]

I don't know Windows server but I believe there is an option in Control Panel called Scheduled Tasks or something

we have Helm3 control panel. I searched for the option you suggested but couldn't find one.

 

[akki.webmaster]

Many things can interfere with cron. On the server side, sometimes cron gets hung up and needs to be restarted. On the Drupal side, just having too much cron-triggered stuff happening can drive it to timing out. Sometimes playing with the time between cron runs can fix that kind of thing.

Without more specifics I can't really say what else.