How to set up cron job for CS-Cart? What cron job setting shall I use?

Question:

I installed CS-Cart on my server, and I want to set up a cron job to trigger CS-Cart's cron job script. What should I do to set up the cron job?

Answer:

Our webcron service is best for triggering CS-Cart's cron job script. Just follow below simple steps to configure cron job for your CS-Cart:

  1. Open your cron job dashboard, click on " Cron Job" button.
  2. Copy cron job URL at:

    Copy cron job URL
  3. In field "URL to call", paste the URL you copied. e.g. http://www.example.com/admin.php?dispatch=profiles.password_reminder&cron_password=xxxxxx (replace www.example.com with your install location and replace cron_password with your key_value). Choose an appropriate cron job execution frequency. Checkout below screenshot:

    Set up cron job for CS-Cart
  4. If necessary, finish the other optional settings.
  5. Click "Create Cron Job" button. You're done! EasyCron will trigger your CS-Cart's cron job script dutifully according to your time setting.
  6. If you haven't registered your EasyCron account yet, click on the "add a password" link on the top to add an email and password to your account.