Cron Job To Disable Product Magento 1.7 CE - magento-1.7

Question

How do I set up a cron job in magento step by step. If I have a attribute that has a set date, i want the cron job to disable the product if the day has past...

Answer 1

1) Create a custom Module, there's many guides to this out there - or use a Module Creator to get your started.
2) Added Cron job setup to your modules config
config.xml
...
<crontab>
<jobs>
<mymodule_disable>
<schedule>
<!-- every 10 min -->
<cron_expr>*/10 * * * *</cron_expr>
</schedule>
<run>
<model>mymodule/Scheduler::disable</model>
</run>
</mymodule_disable>
</jobs>
</crontab>
</config>
Now Create an class to handle the task for you (modulename/Model/Scheduler.php)
Scheduler.php
<?php
class Mymodule_Model_Scheduler
{
/**
* Disable prodcuts for us
*/
public static function disable()
{
// This will be run every 10 minutes, we want to get applicable products
// you will need to customize the filter for what you need, subtracting
// or adding date values etc.. you get the idea :)
$date = Mage::getModel('core/date')->gmtDate(); // add/subtract etc
$collection = Mage::getModel('catalog/product')->getCollection();
$collection->addfieldtofilter('custom_date_attr', array(
array('to' => $date),
//array('gteq' => $date)
));
foreach($collection as $product) {
$product->setStatus(Mage_Catalog_Model_Product_Status::STATUS_DISABLED);
$product->save();
}
}
}
Now you need to setup a cron job to run Magentos Scheduler, example:
*/10 * * * * php -f /path/to/magento/cron.php