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jbc/php-cron
============

Native PHP cron scheduler

v1.0.0(3mo ago)10MITPHPPHP >=8.1

Since Apr 17Pushed 3mo agoCompare

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php-cron
========

[](#php-cron)

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Native PHP cron scheduler — no crontab required.

A pure PHP task scheduler that does not depend on the system crontab. Perfect for PHP applications that need to run periodic tasks without additional server configuration.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 8.1+
- `pcntl` extension

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require jbc/php-cron
```

Basic usage
-----------

[](#basic-usage)

```
use Jbc\PhpCron\Scheduler;

$scheduler = new Scheduler(
    timezone: new \DateTimeZone('America/Sao_Paulo'),
);

$scheduler->schedule('* * * * *', function () {
    echo 'Runs every minute' . PHP_EOL;
});

$scheduler->schedule('0 9 * * *', function () {
    echo 'Runs every day at 9am' . PHP_EOL;
});

$scheduler->run();
```

Supported expressions
---------------------

[](#supported-expressions)

ExpressionDescription`* * * * *`Every minute`*/5 * * * *`Every 5 minutes`0 9 * * *`Every day at 9am`0 9 * * 1-5`Weekdays at 9am`0 0 1 * *`First day of every month`@hourly`Every hour`@daily`Every day at midnight`@weekly`Every week`@monthly`Every monthJob options
-----------

[](#job-options)

```
$scheduler
    ->schedule('* * * * *', fn() => myFunction())
    ->name('my-job')
    ->withoutOverlapping()
    ->onlyIf(fn() => true)
    ->onError(fn(\Throwable $e) => logger($e));
```

MethodDescription`->name('name')`Sets a unique name for the job`->withoutOverlapping()`Prevents simultaneous execution of the same job`->onlyIf(callable)`Only runs if the condition returns true`->onError(callable)`Catches errors without stopping the schedulerRunning
-------

[](#running)

```
php bin/cron
```

Production with Supervisor
--------------------------

[](#production-with-supervisor)

```
[program:php-cron]
command=php /var/www/html/php-cron/bin/cron
autostart=true
autorestart=true
stderr_logfile=/var/log/php-cron.err.log
stdout_logfile=/var/log/php-cron.out.log
```

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT © [João Bonifacio](https://github.com/joaomboni)

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 75% of packages

Maintenance81

Actively maintained with recent releases

Popularity2

Limited adoption so far

Community6

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity42

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

98d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10442229?v=4)[Joseph Bonifacio](/maintainers/jbonifacio)[@JBonifacio](https://github.com/JBonifacio)

---

Top Contributors

[![joaomboni](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/74162506?v=4)](https://github.com/joaomboni "joaomboni (7 commits)")

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