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    Processor overload when loading "cron.php" page

    Sometimes, when I have the forum open, the processor usage on my PC goes up to 100%, and the PC suddenly gets very slow to respond.

    Often, the status bar says something like:
    "Downloading picture http://www.cerocscotland.com/forum/cron.php?&rand=942109" (with a different number every time).

    Closing Internet Explorer lets the processor go back to normal again.

    Anyone else notice this? What's the "cron.php" bit mean (it seems to be a common factor)?

    Thanks
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    Re: Processor overload when loading "cron.php" page

    The forum software needs to run periodic tasks occasionally (typically hourly and daily.) It could do these tasks during normal page loading, but some of them take a while, so when it needs to do something which takes longer, it including a link to the cron.php "picture", so that when your browser loads it, the longer-running tasks can be performed without the normal page loading taking too long.

    While it is loading, the cerocscotland server is performing some relatively long processor-intensive tasks. However, your computer should just be happy to sit and wait for it – no processing is happening on your cpu.

    (Hope this explanation makes some sense! )

    If Internet Explorer gets upset waiting, I'd say that's a bug.
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