Movable Type Knowledge Base: Cron Job For Scheduled Posting Is Not Working

Question

I'm trying to set up a cron job for scheduled posting, but it's not working due to errors.

Answer

Error: `Can't locate MT.pm`

This means the cron job command is incorrect. It should be:

cd /full/path/to/your/mt/install/; ./tools/run-periodic-tasks

For Windows servers, the run command should be the path and filename of your Perl interpreter, followed by the path to the tool. For example:

C:\Perl\bin\perl.exe \tools\run-periodic-tasks

Be sure to set Start In to be the full path to your Movable Type directory. For example:

C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\mt

Error: `Permission denied`

Set the permissions on the run-periodic-tasks file to the equivalent of UNIX 755.

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Cron Job For Scheduled Posting Is Not Working

Question

Answer

Error: Can't locate MT.pm

Error: Permission denied

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Error: `Can't locate MT.pm`

Error: `Permission denied`