Ported from MOODLE_14_STABLE - Show a warning to admins if cron.php hasn't been run

admin/index.php

@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@
         error("You need to be an admin user to use this page.", "$CFG->wwwroot/login/index.php");
     }
 
-
 /// At this point everything is set up and the user is an admin, so print menu
 
     $stradministration = get_string("administration");
@@ -278,6 +277,12 @@
         print_spacer(10,10);
     }
 
+/// If no recently cron run
+    $lastcron = get_field_sql('SELECT max(lastcron) FROM ' . $CFG->prefix . 'modules');
+    if (time() - $lastcron > 3600 * 24) {
+        print_simple_box(get_string('cronwarning', 'admin') , 'center');
+    }
+
     $table->tablealign = "right";
     $table->align = array ("right", "left");
     $table->wrap = array ("nowrap", "nowrap");

lang/en/admin.php

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ $string['calendarsettings'] = 'Calendar';
 $string['confirmation'] = 'Confirmation';
 $string['confirmdeletedst'] = 'Deleting the preset named <strong>$a</strong> will immediately disable DST for all users of that preset. This could possibly change their perception of time without warning. Are you sure you want to continue?';
 $string['confirmdeletedstdefault'] = '<strong>The preset named $a is being used for all users of this site!</strong> Deleting it will change their perception of time without warning. Are you sure you want to continue?';
+$string['cronwarning'] = 'The cron.php maintenance script has not run recently (at least not in the last 24 hs). <br>If you have not configured it yet, check the installation instructions, in the <em>Set up cron</em> section.';
 $string['dstisapreference'] = 'Each user can choose which preset to use';
 $string['dstisforcedto'] = 'Force all users to use';
 $string['dstpresets'] = 'DST Presets';