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cron.php in Drupal 7

Same filename and directory in other branches
  1. 4 cron.php
  2. 5 cron.php
  3. 6 cron.php

Handles incoming requests to fire off regularly-scheduled tasks (cron jobs).

File

cron.php
View source 
<?php

/**
 * @file
 * Handles incoming requests to fire off regularly-scheduled tasks (cron jobs).
 */

/**
 * Root directory of Drupal installation.
 */
define('DRUPAL_ROOT', getcwd());
include_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/includes/bootstrap.inc';
drupal_bootstrap(DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_FULL);
if (!isset($_GET['cron_key']) || variable_get('cron_key', 'drupal') != $_GET['cron_key']) {
  watchdog('cron', 'Cron could not run because an invalid key was used.', array(), WATCHDOG_NOTICE);
  drupal_access_denied();
}
elseif (variable_get('maintenance_mode', 0)) {
  watchdog('cron', 'Cron could not run because the site is in maintenance mode.', array(), WATCHDOG_NOTICE);
  drupal_access_denied();
}
else {
  drupal_cron_run();
}

Constants

Namesort descending Description
DRUPAL_ROOT Root directory of Drupal installation.