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| author | ben <ben@36083f99-b078-4883-b0ff-0f9b5a30f544> | 2008-10-29 13:52:56 +0000 |
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| committer | ben <ben@36083f99-b078-4883-b0ff-0f9b5a30f544> | 2008-10-29 13:52:56 +0000 |
| commit | 6575aafbeadd7859fe71569cdcb96974722ed0c9 (patch) | |
| tree | 16afcd36fa181d73f3ff6932d48132781e06c1e1 | |
| parent | d9ff97bf01e8693f71e871d930e6bf45541f2cfa (diff) | |
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Slight update to crontab instructions
git-svn-id: https://code.elgg.org/elgg/trunk@2349 36083f99-b078-4883-b0ff-0f9b5a30f544
| -rw-r--r-- | INSTALL.txt | 20 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | UPGRADE.txt | 12 |
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/INSTALL.txt b/INSTALL.txt index 630f3316f..2df994a87 100644 --- a/INSTALL.txt +++ b/INSTALL.txt @@ -76,17 +76,21 @@ access this. 4. Install your crontab (UNIX ONLY)
-Cron is a UNIX command which allows programs to be run at set times of
-the day.
+Cron is a UNIX command which allows programs to be run at set
+times of the day.
-If you want to take advantage of some of the maintenance functions
-such as log rotation or garbage collection, you must install a cron tab
-to trigger these events.
+If you want to take advantage of some of the maintenance
+functions such as log rotation or garbage collection, you must
+install a cron tab to trigger these events.
-There is an example crontab called crontab.example, edit this with the
-details of your site and install it with the command.
+We have provided an example crontab as /crontab.example. Edit this
+with a text editor to provide the details of your site, rename it
+to another filename (eg 'crontab.mine') and install it with the
+following command:
- crontab crontab.example
+ crontab crontab.mine
+
+Substitute your filename for 'crontab.mine'.
5. Visit your Elgg site
diff --git a/UPGRADE.txt b/UPGRADE.txt index 1ea6f863e..9ff961b8d 100644 --- a/UPGRADE.txt +++ b/UPGRADE.txt @@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ ELGG UPGRADE INSTRUCTIONS functions such as log rotation or garbage collection, you must install a cron tab to trigger these events. - There is an example crontab called crontab.example, edit this - with the details of your site and install it with the command. - - crontab crontab.example
\ No newline at end of file + We have provided an example crontab as /crontab.example. Edit this + with a text editor to provide the details of your site, rename it + to another filename (eg 'crontab.mine') and install it with the + following command: + + crontab crontab.mine + + Substitute your filename for 'crontab.mine'.
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