Cron Configuration
For the price tracking feature of Affiliate Niche Script to operate you will need to configure your webserver to execute cron.php once every 24 hours using cron or another form of sheduled tasks.
The sole purpose of cron.php is to connect to Amazon and store the latest price information for all products which your store's users are tracking.
To protect your cron.php file from being executed by any user we have setup a cron key. To configure your cron key, login to the admin panel, click Store Configuration then Advanced Settings and scroll down to the table field "Cron Key". Enter a secret phrase to be used, like "123abc". This key will be amended to the cron.php in the url like this: http://www.domain.com/cron.php?key=123abc. You will then need to configure cron from your webserver to visit the cron url once every 24 hours, preferably at a time when your store will be receiving the least visits, i.e. between 1am-6am.
If your web host does not have cron enabled or you are finding it too difficult to configure, you can use a third party site like: http://www.onlinecronjobs.com/ to remotely execute your cron file for free.