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I have set this cron job for 1:00
$schedule->command('updatecreatemanagerroles')
->dailyAt('01:00');
How do I reschedule it for:
4 times a day - 8 AM, 12 NOON, 4PM and 8PM
and it should run daily
Thank you
$schedule->command('updatecreatemanagerroles')->dailyAt('08:00');
$schedule->command('updatecreatemanagerroles')->dailyAt('12:00');
$schedule->command('updatecreatemanagerroles')->dailyAt('16:00');
$schedule->command('updatecreatemanagerroles')->dailyAt('20:00');
You can use CRON expression;
$schedule->command('updatecreatemanagerroles')
->cron('0 8,12,16,20 * *');
But the cron job is not running automatically until I run php artisan updatecreatemanagerroles
Read https://laravel.com/docs/7.x/scheduling#introduction (Starting The Scheduler)
Once you set your scheduled tasks in your Laravel kernel file then in the server you're using to host your application you have to put this in the cron file:
* * * * * cd /path-to-your-project && php artisan schedule:run >> /dev/null 2>&1
Basically it will run the 'php artisan schedule:run' command every minute and depending on the execution configuration of your scheduled tasks they will be executed or not.
@ElMarkesDeSade how can i run this on my server. where can i find the cron
crontab -e -u www-data
replace www-data with the name of the user account that your web server runs under
Protected function schedule(Schedule $schedule) {
$schedule->command(‘sms:gudmorning’)->daily();
}
-- If we want to run tasks every hour every day.
$schedule->command(‘Task’)
->hourly();
For example, if you want to run a task daily at 11.30 then
$schedule->command(‘Task’)
->dailyAt(‘11.30’);
@martingray i marked your answer as spam, hopefully others will do the same
what's the point of just reiterating what is written in the docs?
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