Access forbidden issue in cron execution magento 1.9

Question

I am new in magento 1.9 . I want to run a cron job . I have added the required code in config.xml and make a php file in model folder .I want to run the cron on local host xampp windows. When I run it on browser it gaves me access forbidden error. In browser I write:

http://localhost/project_name/cron.php

it gave me that issue.

Is there some other way to run the cron on local host? Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

Usually if you got installed Patches , this issues display . Check the .htaccess and add the rule for the cronjob , follow cron issue link for more .