Force Any Cron Task To Run Manually

[Blesta Addons]

we can run cron manually , but the action will just run the cron that should be run in the time set to it .

 

it would be a good option to allow admin to force run a cron manually . like the suspend services, this very usefull for a cron that run 1 per day .

 

today , we have found the suspend cron task stacked and has not ended . and no services was suspended . we can't run the cron again until the next day !!! 

 

so a option that allow admin force cron to run manually even if is not it time .

 

 

 

 

[PauloV]

++1 very, very helpfull this

[Tyson]

If a task stalled, it will attempt again in 6 hours. If the issue is caused by an error (e.g. some run-time error), you could remove the log for the offending task and run the cron again manually with error reporting on so you can determine the error and resolve it before the task runs next time.

 

Adding the ability to run cron tasks outside of their scheduled time/interval to run can be dangerous, though, if it was already run today or is still running. You could end up with the same task being performed twice (or more) on identical data.

 

It may be better, especially for your case, to make it easier to restart a stalled task. There have been some suggestions before, including adding a page that lists failed tasks, why they've failed (if available), and an option to restart them.