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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.

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###  Health Score

54

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FairBetter than 96% of packages

Maintenance70

Regular maintenance activity

Popularity26

Limited adoption so far

Community18

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity85

Battle-tested with a long release history

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 88.9% 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 ~169 days

Recently: every ~559 days

Total

17

Last Release

86d 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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