[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #44345: Error in handbook

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#44345: Error in handbook
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 Reporter:  Old_fart      |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:
Component:  Cron API      |     Version:  4.9.6
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:  docs
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Changes (by garrett-eclipse):

 * status:  new => closed
 * focuses:   => docs
 * component:  General => Cron API
 * milestone:  Awaiting Review =>
 * keywords:  cron =>
 * resolution:   => fixed


Comment:

 Hi @Old_fart , Thank you for the report.

 Checking on this the page is now moved here -
 https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/cron/hooking-wp-cron-into-the-
 system-task-scheduler/

 1 - This seems to be correct now in the current handbook;
 > If a command should be run regardless of one of the time sections an
 asterisk (*) should be used. For example if you wanted to run a command
 every 15 minutes regardless of the hour, day, or month it would look like:
 > */15 * * * * command

 2 - It appears the documentation on this has also been updated but rather
 than using `-q -O` and `>/dev/null 2>&1` it recommends using the
 `--delete-after` option.
 > Many servers have wget installed and this is an easy tool to call the
 WordPress Cron script.
 > wget --delete-after http://YOUR_SITE_URL/wp-cron.php
 > Note: without –-delete-after option, wget would save the output of the
 HTTP GET request.
 >
 > A daily call to your site’s WordPress Cron that triggers at midnight
 every night could look similar to:
 > 0 0 * * * wget --delete-after http://YOUR_SITE_URL/wp-cron.php
 * To my understanding they achieve the same goal of avoiding the 'flood
 [of] system log with useless messages'.

 I'm closing as these points appear to have been addressed with the latest
 handbook documentation. @Old_fart if I've missed the mark please re-open.

 Thanks again for pointing this out.

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