• "How do I setup the cron job for Reciprocal Manager?"

• "How do I know if the cron job is working? Is there a way to test it out to make sure it is working properly?"

• "Can I install Reciprocal Manager on more than one site using the same MySQL database?"

• "How do I setup the cron job for Reciprocal Manager?"

-- To setup the cron job, do the following: In your Reciprocal Manager links admin "Crontab File Generator" section, enter the time in the format shown, select the "Use PHP binary" circle (or "Use Lynx" circle - ask your web host if you're unsure), then click the "Generate File" button. Go to the the cron section of your hosting control panel (if you do not have one, please contact your web host and ask them how do you setup a cron job). Fill-in the info and where it says "Command" enter the PATH (not the URL) to the crontab.txt file, which was automatically created for you in the directory you installed RM. If you do not know the path, please contact your web host and they will be able to help with that. Once all of the info is filled-in, click the submit button and you're done.

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• "How do I know if the cron job is working? Is there a way to test it out to make sure it is working properly?"

-- If you setup the cron job then you should receive a report email regardless of whether or not there were invalid links at some point after the time the cron job was run.

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• "Can I install Reciprocal Manager on more than one site using the same MySQL database?"

-- Yes. However, be sure to change the default "Table prefix" during installation from "rl_" to anything else for each installation. For example, installation one could have the "Table prefix" of "rl_", the second installation could be "rl2_", etc. It is important that this is changed for each installation if you're using the same MySQL database for each installation because if you do not, all link data WILL be lost! If you're using a different MySQL database for each installation, then you can leave the default "Table prefix" for each installation as "rl_".

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