Cron Job Task Scheduling Example In Laravel 9

Laravel 9 create and use cron job task scheduling example; In this tutorial, we will learn how to create and setup cron job task scheduling in laravel 9 apps.

Laravel 9 cronjob is task scheduling work according to the scheduled time. For example, If you want to schedule any task that will be executed every day, hours, minutes automatically. So in that case you can use laravel 9 cron job that is very helpful and also reduced manually working time.

Cron Job Task Scheduling Example In Laravel 9

Follow the following steps to create and setup cron job task scheduling in laravel 9 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

First of all, navigate to your laravel 9 app by executing the following command on terminal:

cd /blog

Then execute the following command on terminal to create LogCron job class:

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

Step 2: Implement Logic In Cronjob Class

In this step, LogCron.php file, which is placed on the app/Console/Commands/ directory. 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

In this step, register the above created cron job class in kernel.php file.

So, navigate 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).

You can see the following scheduler methods:

Step 4: Run Scheduler Command For Test

In this step, execute the following command on terminal to run scheduler:

php artisan schedule:run

Step 5: Laravel Set CronJob on live server

If you want 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 9 create and use cron job task scheduling; we have successfully created cronjob and also how to run scheduler in laravel 9 app.

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