If for some reasons the cron job stopped working in your Magento store, you can follow the following steps to resolve that issue.
Step 1: From your Magento backend, go to System > Configuration. On the left menu, under Advanced section, click System. Expand the section Cron (Scheduled Tasks) – all the times are in minutes, then set the values as the ones below:
(Magento 2: go to Stores > Settings-Configuration. On the left menu, under Advanced section, click System. Expand the section Cron (Scheduled Tasks))
- Generate Schedules Every: 15
- Schedule Ahead for: 20
- Missed if Not Run Within: 15
- History Cleanup Every: 10
- Success History Lifetime: 60
- Failure History Lifetime: 600
Step 2: Clear Cache in System > Cache Management.
Step 3: Clear ‘cron_schedule’ table. You can do it via phpmyadmin or execute the below command in SQL console:
TRUNCATE TABLE cron_schedule;Step 4: Add next line to cron settings (use absolute paths):
*/5 * * * * /usr/bin/php /var/sites/p/domain/public_html/cron.phpStep 5: Restart cron daemon.
Step 6: Check table ‘cron_schedule’, if it’s not empty – Magento cron script start working.
See also:
Magento Catalog Search Not Working Properly
Catalog Price Rules not working in Magento 2
