Problem calling action in browser

Question

I have made an extension that creates an action. The action has been created and is in the database with an ID of 34. But when I go to the following URL:

http://mywebsite.com/index.php?ACT=34

I get an error page saying:

Error
The action you have requested is invalid.

The method name stored in the database is post_job and I have this method defined in my extension class. Anyone know why this is happening?

Answer 1

I have this method defined in my extension class

There it is! Action methods are only valid if they belong to a module (either mod.classname.php or mcp.classname.php). They will not work if they live in an extension or plugin.