From db6bd71c0ba3fa8574ec0298c0fdf352bf4adc4a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Frederic Guillot Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2016 22:15:34 -0400 Subject: Add documentation to configure the cronjob on Windows --- doc/cronjob.markdown | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/cronjob.markdown b/doc/cronjob.markdown index 32f12888..780f0025 100644 --- a/doc/cronjob.markdown +++ b/doc/cronjob.markdown @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Configuration on Unix and Linux platforms ----------------------------------------- There are multiple ways to define a cronjob on Unix/Linux operating systems, this example is for Ubuntu 14.04. -The procedure is similar to other systems. +The procedure is similar for other systems. Edit the crontab of your web server user: @@ -30,3 +30,26 @@ Example to execute the daily cronjob at 8am: Note: the cronjob process must have write access to the database in case you are using Sqlite. Usually, running the cronjob under the web server user is enough. + +Configuration on Microsoft Windows Server +----------------------------------------- + +Before to configure the recurring task, create a batch file (*.bat or *.cmd) that run the Kanboard CLI script. + +Here an example (`C:\kanboard.bat`): + +``` +"C:\php\php.exe" -f "C:\inetpub\wwwroot\kanboard\kanboard" cronjob +``` + +**You must change the path of the PHP executable and the path of the Kanboard's script according to your installation.** + +Configure the Windows Task Scheduler: + +1. Go to "Administrative Tools" +2. Open the "Task Scheduler" +3. On the right, choose "Create Task" +4. Choose a name, for example you can use "Kanboard" +5. Under "Security Options", choose a user that can write to the database in case you are using Sqlite (might be IIS_IUSRS depending of your configuration) +6. Create a new "Trigger", choose daily and a time, midnight for example +7. Add a new action, choose "Start a program" and select the batch file created above -- cgit v1.2.3