Installing and using DataGrab
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Installation and usage instructions for DataGrab
Installation
- Unzip the archive - you should have an ajw_datagrab folder.
- Copy this ajw_datagrab folder to your EE2’s system/expressionengine/third_party folder
- In the Control Panel, go to Add-ons > Modules and click on the install link next to the AJW DataGrab module
Usage
To run imports automatically, you can use one of two methods:
1. You can create a template, and include the tag:
{exp:ajw_datagrab:run_saved_import id="2"}
(this will run the import with the id of 2). The import will run when this template is visited.
2. You can directly call the URL:
http://yoursite.com/index.php?ACT=n&id=2
Where n is the action id assigned to DataGrab. This is displayed on the module’s homepage.
To run automatically, you will need to set up a cron job to visit the relevant URL. For more details see: Running imports using cron.