No key from Web Cron Topic is solved

[Donethat]

Trying to set up a url based Cron Job. In scheduled tasks, Options I have set the Web Cron to 'Enabled'. According to the note when I save a key will be generated.

I have done this now a few times and no key is appearing. What am I missing?

[toivo]

This issue was reported last week as [4] scheduler web cron not working #37806. The Pull Request (PR) [#37868] - [4.1] Fix generate web cron key fixes it and is now Ready To Commit (RTC). Will hopefully make it to Joomla 4.1.4, scheduled to be released later today.

[Donethat]

Brilliant, I look forward to it.

Thank you for the rapid response

[toivo]

Cheers, we'll mark this topic as solved then.

[Donethat]

Right I have now updated to Joomla 4.1.4 and I have enabled the Web Cron and still no key. Where would I see this key if and when it is generated?

[ceford]

There is an article about this feature in the Community Magazine:

https://magazine.joomla.org/all-issues/ ... -scheduler

It says:

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In the Task Scheduler’s options, you can choose how the tasks get triggered. Do you want them to run as specified in the tasks settings? Or, maybe it’s a task that needs to be run when someone visits a specific webpage. You can even set up a Web Cron URL with the Task ID that you want to run set as a query string (&ID=1). This means that you can run the task in question via an external trigger from a different website or app.

I have looked through the code and database for any sign of a stored key - it is just a random password hash - and have not found one. Nor is there any sign of where to enter a url. Is this feature actually finished?
I confirm there is no sign of a key in 4.1.4.

[toivo]

For some reason the Pull Request (PR) [#37868] - [4.1] Fix generate web cron key did not make it to Joomla 4.1.4 - it is still Ready To Commit (RTC), which means it will be included in the next version.

If you would like to apply the patch, edit the file plugins/system/schedulerunner/schedulerunner.php.

Replace lines 377 and 378:

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		if ($context !== 'com_config.component'
			|| ($table->name ?? '') !== 'COM_SCHEDULER')

with

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		if ($context !== 'com_config.component' || $table->name !== 'com_scheduler')

[ceford]

Patch works fine and it is so much clearer when the link field is present with its associated description. I updated the Help screen to say as much.

[Donethat]

Thanks for the excellent response. I will apply the suggested patch and let you know.