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ChangelogA cron job is simply a scheduled task that runs regularly on your server. Import Export Suite for WooCommerce Plugin helps you to automate all your exports and imports via FTP profiles and schedules.
The two types of schedulers we use here are:
- WordPress Cron
- Server Cron
Note: To perform scheduling, FTP profile is required. Refer How to create FTP profiles
Server cron
When the volume of data to be processed necessitates triggering the URL every minute, use server cron scheduling. This option is most preferred:
- to generate a unique URL that can be added to your system in order to trigger the events.
- if you have a separate system to trigger the scheduled events.
Server cron scheduling on export
- File name : Specify a filename for the file you want to export.
- Interval: Set the time interval for scheduling.
- Start time: Schedule the time at which you want the automatic export to occur.
Click on Schedule Now. On saving, a Trigger URL will be generated.
Server cron scheduling on import
- Interval: Set the time interval for scheduling.
- Start time: Schedule the time at which you want the automatic export to occur.
Click on Schedule Now. On saving, a Trigger URL will be generated.
One can view all the import/export scheduled operations under WebToffee import/Export (Pro)> Scheduled actions.
Know about more Scheduled actions.
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Comments (4)
Leslie Nyahwa
January 16, 2023
Do we need to add another like curl https://domain/?wt_iew_url_cron=5&a=import&i=product&h=c8488d6d7b5aa17e9e24a57b9f6bc035&t=1651132011 so the url is triggered becuase just placing the url isn’t triggering the server cron from my end
Alan
January 27, 2023
Hi,
Yes, you may please add the cron command along with the cron URL so that the URL will be triggered by the server cron.
Göran
April 28, 2022
How come the URL from when I create a server import doesn’t match the URL under “WebToffee import/Export (Pro) > Scheduled actions”?
After creation: https://domain/?wt_iew_url_cron=5&a=import&i=product&h=27234598542464d74e5809a209958680&t=1651130583
From Scheduled actions: https://domain/?wt_iew_url_cron=5&a=import&i=product&h=c8488d6d7b5aa17e9e24a57b9f6bc035&t=1651132011
The “h”, I guess, is the hash telling WebToffee what to do, and they’re different.
The “t” seems to be a timestamp of when I created the schedule, and is also different.
Which one do I run, or doesn’t it matter?
Alan
May 27, 2022
Hi Göran,
It doesn’t matter.You can run it.