Formit: cronjob task for automatically deletion of old forms

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Hi,
can anyone address me on how to set up a cronjob task for automatically deletion of old forms in formit (due to GDPR requirement)?
I use modxcloud hosting.

Thanks in advance.

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This can be done by creating a script that loads MODX externally. You can read a bit more about that here: https://docs.modx.com/current/en/extending-modx/modx-class/loading-externally

You’ll want this script in a protected directory or behind the webroot since it has the power to delete, but basically you can just search for anything older than X days and remove it.

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Thanks matdave,
as i read in the documentation of the extras is already available a cron job task (since version 4.1.1) for automatically deletion of old forms, but i don’t understand where is and in which way use it.
I’ll give a look and try using your indications.

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I think the package installation tells you the exact path/command for the cron job. Would be useful to add to the docs for sure - but it’s not there now.

Once you have the command, you can follow the using cron in MODX Cloud help page to get it set up.

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Thanks mark,
i’ll go deeper in the package and give a try.