How to set email notification using cron job in InfiniteWP

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Setting up a cron Job

• In-order to receive email notifications in InfiniteWP you need to set-up cron job

• It is a 2-step process first enable cron job host side and other to enable InfiniteWP admin panel to send notification mail.

• Once you have installed and configured InfiniteWP admin panel you can enable cron job depending on the type of hosting.

•cPanel•GoDaddy •Plex (Click here)

cPanel – Enabling cron job

• Login to your cPanel account.• Click on the “Cron Jobs” icon inside cPanel, under the

Advanced tab. • Make sure the current email address is valid. If not,

enter a new email and click the “Update Email” button. • Enter the values as shown below for the Minute, Hour,

Day, Month and Weekday (To make things easier, select Every 5 minutes from the Common Settings dropdown and change the 5 to 20 in the Minute textbox)

Enabling cron in cPanel

Scheduling mail alert notification

Godaddy – Enabling Cron Job

• Log in to your Godday account manager and click Web Hosting

• Launch the hosting account you want to create a cron job. • In the Tools section of the hosting Control Panel, click

the Cron Job Manager icon. This action displays the Cron Job Manager screen.

• Click edit next to the Email Address heading in the left navigation area, enter the email address to which you would like to have all information sent regarding this Cron Job and click Save.

• Click Create Cron Job, Fill in the cron job details• Click Browse and search cron.php file in in the IWP folder (or

IWP installation created which you have created

• Search for cron.php file and select it• Click Custom and edit, set the email notification settings and

click save

Enable cron job in IWP

• You will find the cron Command for setting the cron job under Settings → Account Settings.

• Once you have enabled you can will start email notification based on the settings from IWP

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