Defining Schedules

Tasks are configured in the app/Config/CronJob.php config file, inside the init() method.

Example

public function init(Scheduler $schedule)
{
    $schedule->call(function() {
        DemoContent::refresh();
    })->everyMonday();
}

You can use closures, server commands, custom CLI commands, URLs, or events.

Frequency Options

Method	Description
->cron(’* * * * *’)	Run on a custom cron schedule.
->daily(‘4:00 am’)	Runs daily at 12:00am, unless a time string is passed in.
->hourly() / ->hourly(15)	Runs at the top of every hour or at specified minute.
->everyFiveMinutes()	Runs every 5 minutes (12:00, 12:05, 12:10, etc)
…	… (see full README for all options)

These methods can be combined for nuanced timings:

$schedule->command('foo')
    ->weekdays()
    ->hourly()
    ->environments('development');

Naming Tasks

You can name tasks for easy reference:

$schedule->command('foo')->hourly()->named('foo-task');