Cron (Scheduled Tasks)

Magento performs some operations on schedule by periodically running a script. You can control the execution and scheduling of Magento cron jobs from the Admin of your store. Store operations that run according to a cron schedule include:

• Email (Transactional and any other email sent from the store.)
• Catalog Price Rules
• Newsletters
• Google Sitemap Generation
• Customer Alerts and Notifications
• Currency Rate Updates
• Log Cleanup

Make sure that the secure and unsecure base URLs for the store are set correctly, so the generated URLs are correct. To learn more, see: Setting Up Cron Jobs.

To configure cron:

1.

On the Admin menu, select System > Configuration. T hen in the panel on the left under Advanced, select System.

2.

Click to expand the Cron section.

3.

Enter the number of minutes for each of the following:

• Generate Schedules Every
• Schedule Ahead for
• Missed if not Run Within
• History Cleanup Every
• Success History Lifetime
• Failure History Lifetime

4.

When complete, click the Save Config button.