Hi,
Unfortunately, some people don't have access to cron jobs, and therefore ask me if there's a way to add the interest without using cron jobs.
First, create a file somewhere on your website. Give it a random name, maybe something like dointerest2342351.php. This is so members of your site don't know the name of the file, and therefore can't add the interest themselves. Put the following text in the file:
<?php
/**********************************************\
| SMFSHOP (Shop MOD for Simple Machines Forum) |
| (c) 2005 DanSoft Australia |
| http://www.dansoftaustralia.net/ |
\**********************************************/
//File: dointerest.php
// The file to add interest to member's bank
//VERSION: 1.31 (Build 7)
//DATE: 10th December 2005
include("/home/[username]/public_html/forum/SSI.php");
$interest_rate = $modSettings['shopInterest'] / 100;
db_query("UPDATE {$db_prefix}members
SET moneyBank = moneyBank + (moneyBank*{$interest_rate})", __FILE__, __LINE__);
echo "Interest added at ".date("d/m/Y h:i:s A");
?>
Replace '
/home/[username]/public_html/forum/' with the absolute URL of the forum. This can be found by going to SMF Admin Panel --> Edit Server Settings --> SMF Directory. It will look something like '/home/username/public_html/forum'.
Next, we use a utility that calls this script every day. There are several web-based cron tools, but most are in other languages. You can get a Windows program that will call the script every day, or, if you want to, you could just run the script yourself
Once you've set that up, your interest should now be working!
UPDATE: You may try to call the script via the Windows Task Scheduler. Please see
this post for more details
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