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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions docs/content_management/url_management/url_management.md
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Expand Up @@ -40,20 +40,20 @@ To enable automatic URL validation, set up cron to run the `ibexa:check-urls` co
For example, to check links every week, add the following script:

```
echo '0 0 * * 0 cd [path-to-ibexa]; php bin/console ibexa:check-urls --quiet --env=prod' > ezp_cron.txt
echo '0 0 * * 0 cd [path-to-ibexa]; php bin/console ibexa:check-urls --quiet --env=prod' > ibexa_cron.txt
```

Next, append the new cron to user's crontab without destroying existing crons.
Assuming that the web server user data is www-data:

```
crontab -u www-data -l|cat - ezp_cron.txt | crontab -u www-data -
crontab -u www-data -l | cat - ibexa_cron.txt | crontab -u www-data -
```

Finally, remove the temporary file:

```
rm ezp_cron.txt
rm ibexa_cron.txt
```
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The whole section could be rewrite. 2 suggestions:

  • With a temporary file containing the whole crontab:
For example, to check links every week, the cronjob line looks like the following
where `[path-to-ibexa]` should be replaced with actual path to the installation directory:

```
0 0 * * 0 cd [path-to-ibexa]; php bin/console ibexa:check-urls --quiet --env=prod
```

Append the new cronjob line to user's crontab without destroying existing cronjob lines.
Assuming that the web server user data is `www-data`, it can be added this way:

```bash
crontab -u www-data -l > ibexa_cron.txt # backup existing cronjob list
echo '0 0 * * 0 cd [path-to-ibexa]; php bin/console ibexa:check-urls --quiet --env=prod' >> ibexa_cron.txt # Add cronjob line
crontab -u www-data - ibexa_cron.txt # replace with new cronjob list
rm ibexa_cron.txt # remove temporary file
```
  • With a one liner
For example, to check links every week, the cronjob line looks like the following
where `[path-to-ibexa]` should be replaced with actual path to the installation directory:

```
0 0 * * 0 cd [path-to-ibexa]; php bin/console ibexa:check-urls --quiet --env=prod
```

Append the new cronjob line to user's crontab without destroying existing cronjob lines.
Assuming that the web server user data is `www-data`, it can be added this way:

```bash
(crontab -u www-data -l; echo '0 0 * * 0 cd [path-to-ibexa]; php bin/console ibexa:check-urls --quiet --env=prod') | crontab -u www-data -
```

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Side note: recent_activity.md doesn't explain how to add its cron job line


### Configuration
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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions docs/getting_started/install_ibexa_dxp.md
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Expand Up @@ -402,20 +402,20 @@ To enable delayed publishing of Content using the Date-based Publisher, you must

For example, to check for publishing every minute, add the following script:

`echo '* * * * * cd [path-to-ibexa-dxp]; php bin/console ibexa:cron:run --quiet --env=prod' > ezp_cron.txt`
`echo '* * * * * cd [path-to-ibexa-dxp]; php bin/console ibexa:cron:run --quiet --env=prod' > ibexa_cron.txt`

For 5-minute intervals:

`echo '*/5 * * * * cd [path-to-ibexa-dxp]; php bin/console ibexa:cron:run --quiet --env=prod' > ezp_cron.txt`
`echo '*/5 * * * * cd [path-to-ibexa-dxp]; php bin/console ibexa:cron:run --quiet --env=prod' > ibexa_cron.txt`

Next, append the new cron to user's crontab without destroying existing crons.
Assuming the web server user data is `www-data`:

`crontab -u www-data -l|cat - ezp_cron.txt | crontab -u www-data -`
`crontab -u www-data -l | cat - ibexa_cron.txt | crontab -u www-data -`

Finally, remove the temporary file:

`rm ezp_cron.txt`
`rm ibexa_cron.txt`

### Enable the Link manager

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