M2E Cron jobs not automatically running in Magento [closed]

Answer 1

This is an old question but in case others come across it and have a problem running their cron jobs, it might simply be you're using an old version of php! By default, on 1and1 in my case, just using the php command gets v4.4.9. I have to explicitly force php v5 and then it works!

Answer 2

Unfortunately I have no M2ePro directory under /var and synchronization does not kick in even though it's configured in cron ok.

This started happening after upgrading to Magento 1.8.0.0.

Found the following in the M2e knowledgebase at http://support.m2epro.com/knowledgebase/articles/268105-cron-job-doesn-t-work-since-update-to-magento-1-8

Cron job doesn't work since update to magento 1.8

The cron problem is not related to m2e pro, but to the changes in cron.php file in the latest magento version 1.8.

There's 2 ways how to fix the problem:

1. Use the cron.php file from the previous versions. You can download it from here and copy into your magento installation folder.
2. Another way is to change command for cron job and add flag -mdefault 1. ( i.e. php -q /path_to_magento/cron.php -mdefault 1 )

Answer 3

I would take a look at the table cron_schedule and ensure that cron.php is setup and executing properly within the crontab daemon itself in your environment.

• http://www.magentocommerce.com/wiki/1_-_installation_and_configuration/how_to_setup_a_cron_job

Also, I think the M2E module requires that the admin Add Secret Key option must be disabled to work as well.

Answer 4

Look for /var/M2ePro/cron.lock, remove it and then check if M2E's cron working.