Laravel 11 Cron Job Task Scheduling Tutorial

Laravel 11 cron job task scheduling example; Through this tutorial, i am going to show you how to create and setup cron job task scheduling in Laravel 11 apps.

Laravel 11 Cron Job Task Scheduling Tutorial

Use the below given steps to create cron job and scheduling task in Laravel 11 apps:

• Step 1: Create Cron Job Command Class
• Step 2: Implement Logic In Cronjob Class
• Step 3: Register Cron job Command
• Step 4: Run Scheduler Command For Test
• Step 5: Laravel Set CronJob Live Server

Step 1: Create Cron Job Command Class

Run the following command on command prompt to navigate in laravel app directory:

cd /blog

Run the following command on command prompt to create LogCron job class:

php artisan make:command LogCron --command=log:cron

Step 2: Implement Logic In Cronjob Class

Go to app/Console/Commands/ directory and open LogCron.php file. And add the following code into it:

<?php
   
namespace App\Console\Commands;
   
use Illuminate\Console\Command;
   
class LogCron extends Command
{
    /**
     * The name and signature of the console command.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $signature = 'log:cron';
    
    /**
     * The console command description.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $description = 'Command description';
    
    /**
     * Create a new command instance.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        parent::__construct();
    }
    
    /**
     * Execute the console command.
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function handle()
    {
        \Log::info("Cron is working fine!");
     
        /*
           Write your database logic we bellow:
           Item::create(['name'=>'hello new']);
        */
    }
}

Step 3: Register Cron job Command

Register the above created cron job class in kernel.php file.

Go to app/Console directory and open Kernel.php. Then register cron job command like following:

<?php
   
namespace App\Console;
    
use Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Schedule;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Console\Kernel as ConsoleKernel;
    
class Kernel extends ConsoleKernel
{
    /**
     * The Artisan commands provided by your application.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    protected $commands = [
        Commands\LogCron::class,
    ];
     
    /**
     * Define the application's command schedule.
     *
     * @param  \Illuminate\Console\Scheduling\Schedule  $schedule
     * @return void
     */
    protected function schedule(Schedule $schedule)
    {
        $schedule->command('log:cron')
                 ->everyMinute();
    }
     
    /**
     * Register the commands for the application.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    protected function commands()
    {
        $this->load(__DIR__.'/Commands');
     
        require base_path('routes/console.php');
    }
}

In Kernel.php file you can schedule the task to be done when it will be the command execute(run).

List of methods for scheduler:

->everyMinute();	Run the task every minute
->everyFiveMinutes();	Run the task every five minutes
->everyTenMinutes();	Run the task every ten minutes
->everyFifteenMinutes();	Run the task every fifteen minutes
->everyThirtyMinutes();	Run the task every thirty minutes
->hourly();	Run the task every hour
->hourlyAt(17);	Run the task every hour at 17 mins past the hour
->daily();	Run the task every day at midnight
->dailyAt(’13:00′);	Run the task every day at 13:00
->twiceDaily(1, 13);	Run the task daily at 1:00 & 13:00
->weekly();	Run the task every week
->weeklyOn(1, ‘8:00’);	Run the task every week on Tuesday at 8:00
->monthly();	Run the task every month
->monthlyOn(4, ’15:00′);	Run the task every month on the 4th at 15:00
->quarterly();	Run the task every quarter
->yearly();	Run the task every year
->timezone(‘America/New_York’);	Set the timezone

Step 4: Run Scheduler Command For Test

Run the following command on command prompt to run scheduler:

php artisan schedule:run

Step 5: Laravel Set CronJob on live server

To schedule the task on live server use the below command :

* * * * * php /path/to/artisan schedule:run 1>> /dev/null 2>&1

OR

* * * * * cd /path-to-your-project && php artisan schedule:run >> /dev/null 2>&1

Conclusion

Laravel 11 Cron Job task scheduling tutorial; You have successfully created cronjob and also how to run scheduler in Laravel 11 apps.

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