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phpgt/cron
==========

Run scripts or static functions at regular intervals.

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Run scripts or static functions at regular intervals.
=====================================================

[](#run-scripts-or-static-functions-at-regular-intervals)

Define background jobs in standard crontab format and the Cron Runner will execute them when they are due. Jobs can be either normal scripts, or calls to static functions with automatic autoloading taken care of.

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[](#example-usage)

`crontab` file within your project directory:

```
00 * * * *	ExampleClass::hourlyTask()
0 22 * * 1-5	YourApp\Accounts\Daily::nightRoutine("you can pass properties too!")
# This is a comment. The above job will run at 10pm Mon-Fri.
*/10 * * * *	ExampleClass::runEveryTenMinutes

```

Start the Runner: `vendor/bin/cron`.

If you're using [WebEngine](https://php.gt/webengine), the Cron Runner is automatically started for you by running `gt run`.

Examples
--------

[](#examples)

There is an [example](example/README.md) directory with numbered scripts that can be run directly with `php`. Each one embeds its own crontab string so the schedule and output stay together.

Proudly sponsored by
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###  Health Score

55

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FairBetter than 97% of packages

Maintenance75

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community19

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity86

Battle-tested with a long release history

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 91.3% 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

Every ~147 days

Recently: every ~124 days

Total

20

Last Release

29d ago

Major Versions

v0.4.0 → v1.0.02019-05-31

PHP version history (5 changes)v0.0.1PHP >7.1

v0.4.0PHP >=7.2

v1.0.2PHP >=7.4

v1.0.4PHP >=8.1

v1.1.0PHP >=8.2

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

background-jobscroncron-runnercronjobcronjob-schedulercrontabno-airegular-intervals

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

Type Coverage Yes

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/phpgt-cron/health.svg)

```
[![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/phpgt-cron/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/phpgt-cron)
```

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