[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #34143: Silent cron failure if spawn_cron() fails to make the POST request

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#34143: Silent cron failure if spawn_cron() fails to make the POST request
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 Reporter:  idrarig            |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Cron API           |     Version:
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  reporter-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by johnbillion):

 * keywords:   => reporter-feedback
 * focuses:  administration =>
 * version:  4.3.1 =>


Comment:

 Thanks for the report, idrarig.

 Can you explain a little more about your configuration, and why WordPress
 is set up as `localhost` but is accessed via `localhost:5555`?

 The reason the response isn't checked is because the request is designed
 to be a fast, non-blocking one that is simply triggered on the current
 page load. The return value is of no interest to `spawn_cron()`, and
 checking its response would mean blocking the page load while the request
 occurs.

 P.S. you can check that WP-Cron is working as expected on your site with
 [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-crontrol/ the WP Crontrol plugin].

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