cron.sh vs cron.php vs scheduler_cron.sh
Recommendet frequency
always vs default
Not in webserver context (no wget php)
How to correctly configure cron? Note: Correct user! Also check: http://www.magentocommerce.com/knowledge-base/entry/ce18-and-ee113-installing#install-cron NOT: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5644037/setting-up-cron-job-in-magento?rq=1 Add note to not run this via wget
- cron is not supposed to run in web context
- different php settings, max_execution time, memory_limit (and don't increase these globally only to satisfy cron.php)