[wp-forums] Namesco.co.uk: Blocks wp-cron

[Otto]

The wp-cron.php is not a normal "cron job", and should work on most
hosting regardless of whether they support it or not. If the normal
method doesn't work, try adding this to the wp-config.php file:

define('ALTERNATE_WP_CRON', true);

-Otto



On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 7:02 AM, esmi at quirm dot net <esmi at quirm.net> wrote:
> Just a general heads up...
>
> Anyone trying to use WP with Namesco.co.uk shared hosting will have their
> install effectively crippled in relation to any cron jobs. So post
> scheduling will fail as will any plugins that rely on wp-cron.php.
>
> Apparently Namesco (who are a fairly big, well-established, UK company) feel
> that cron jobs on shared hosting constitutes a security issue. :-/
>
> esmi
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