/misc/cron/archive.php ignoring PIWIK_USER_PATH set in /bootstrap.php

[Cangoo]

I use to define my own PIWIK_USER_PATH in /bootstrap.php to alter the path of the config.ini.php-file. But when calling /misc/cron/archive.php PIWIK_USER_PATH is already set BEFORE /bootstrap.php is called.

Expected Behavior

/bootstrap.php should be called before PIWIK_USER_PATH is set in /misc/cron/archive.php

Current Behavior

/bootstrap.php is called AFTER PIWIK_USER_PATH is already set in /misc/cron/archive.php

Possible Solution

/misc/cron/archive.php

if (!defined('PIWIK_DOCUMENT_ROOT')) {
    define('PIWIK_DOCUMENT_ROOT', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . "/../.."));
}

// Added
if (file_exists(PIWIK_DOCUMENT_ROOT . '/bootstrap.php')) {
	require_once PIWIK_DOCUMENT_ROOT . '/bootstrap.php';
}
// /Added

if (!defined('PIWIK_INCLUDE_PATH')) {
    define('PIWIK_INCLUDE_PATH', PIWIK_DOCUMENT_ROOT);
}

if (!defined('PIWIK_USER_PATH')) {
    define('PIWIK_USER_PATH', PIWIK_INCLUDE_PATH);
}

Steps to Reproduce (for Bugs)

Create a /bootstrap.php-file with this content:
define('PIWIK_USER_PATH', $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/my-new-path-to-matomo-config/');

Move config.ini.php to $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/my-new-path-to-matomo-config/'

call /misc/cron/archive.php

=> Warning: Constant PIWIK_USER_PATH already defined in ...\matomo\bootstrap.php on line 1
=> cron-job is not working, instead the installation-page is shown

Context

I'm moving the config-file to another location, because I want to use matomo on different servers and don't want to override the config.ini.php on updates.

[sgiehl]

Hi @Cangoo. Thanks for this report. It seems the archive.php current does not even try to include a custom bootstrap file.

@tsteur Do you know any reason why we don't include a custom bootstrap file there?

[MatomoForumNotifications]

This issue has been mentioned on Matomo forums. There might be relevant details there:

https://forum.matomo.org/t/web-cron-your-browser-was-unable-to-load-the-scripts-of-this-page/49619/3