[wp-hackers] Missed schedule - WP Bug

[mccormicky]

The install I maintain presenting the missed schedule bug has a hefty
htaccess.
Do you have anything different in this one than in your other installs on
the same server that don't throw the bug
worth a look. Using the post dating option was not on my radar until this
summer so I was also unaware that a bug existed.




On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 5:58 AM, Gavin Pearce <Gavin.Pearce at 3seven9.com>wrote:

> Cheers Andrew - always last to join the party.  ;)
>
> I did think about server config - but got thrown off that scent as other
> blogs on the same server, with the same setup, work without issue.
>
> Any idea what the obvious server issues were? We've got a pretty solid
> Red Hat install, but obviously will take a look.
>
> G
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:wp-hackers-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf Of Andrew
> Nacin
> Sent: 20 July 2010 10:44
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> Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] Missed schedule - WP Bug
>
> On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 5:37 AM, Gavin Pearce
> <Gavin.Pearce at 3seven9.com>wrote:
>
> > On the WordPress edit post page, where it lists all pages on the site
> > (/wp-admin/edit.php), on the right hand side just below the date for
> > each post, I have the message:
> >
> > Missed schedule
> >
> > ...
> >
> > A quick Google confirms it as a bug in WordPress:
> >
> > http://wordpress.org/support/topic/343080
> >
> > Anyone ever fix this?
> >
>
> Nah, scheduled posting has been broken for a few years. You're the first
> to
> notice. ;-)
>
> Here's the issue in a nutshell -- It's always a server issue. The WP
> cron
> fires on a non-blocking HTTP request to itself, and if that doesn't
> work,
> then your cron will never fire. I think a plugin like Core Control has
> the
> tools to diagnose the issue for your server.
>
> In 2.9.0, a late change to the curl implementation in the HTTP API ended
> up
> breaking a good number of server setups. That was fixed in 2.9.1.
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