How to setup a cron job in Magento module?

Question

I wanted to setup a cron job inside my module. I followed the instructions on Magento wiki - how_to_setup_a_cron_job, but my cron job is simply not executing.

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Answer 1

In your modules config.xml put the following:

    
        
            
                Roomstory_Invoice_Model
                                     
        
    
    
        
            
                
                    */10 * * * *
                
                
                    roomstoryinvoicecron/observer::setStatus
                
            
        
    

In app/code/local/Roomstory/Invoice/Model/Observer.php add the following:

Make sure logging is enabled and it should work, check the log to be sure ;)