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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. phpgt/cron ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) phpgt/cron ========== Run scripts or static functions at regular intervals. v1.0.4(1y ago)23.4k↓30%1[4 PRs](https://github.com/PhpGt/Cron/pulls)3PHPPHP >=8.1CI passing Since Nov 11Pushed 2mo ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/PhpGt/Cron)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/phpgt/cron)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/PhpGt)[ RSS](/packages/phpgt-cron/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (6)Versions (27)Used By (3) 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. --- [ ![Build status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/cd289671110a35381d7927ce25e73ccf9ac3033e1c68005becc09045012987a3/68747470733a2f2f62616467652e7374617475732e7068702e67742f63726f6e2d6275696c642e737667)](https://github.com/PhpGt/Cron/actions)[ ![Code quality](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e6d18ccbd12343db4f5eb153f7c5159296b69bf2179379e32f7feb5928c04154/68747470733a2f2f62616467652e7374617475732e7068702e67742f63726f6e2d7175616c6974792e737667)](https://app.codacy.com/gh/PhpGt/Cron)[ ![Code coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2f0a0d65aea77e79958dd9feb08f85b9adb05a181b94d22d1e92c3908d021a2b/68747470733a2f2f62616467652e7374617475732e7068702e67742f63726f6e2d636f7665726167652e737667)](https://app.codecov.io/gh/PhpGt/Cron)[ ![Current version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/62baba7e6d33195b6662f5cd4512ec45b255271556a987c8199bf3b058b1702e/68747470733a2f2f62616467652e7374617475732e7068702e67742f63726f6e2d76657273696f6e2e737667)](https://packagist.org/packages/PhpGt/Cron)[ ![PHP.Gt/Cron documentation](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f73f1d9c9d7dd5b9e4659a9c4f3c302721eb100caa29efc01d10dc9b22d7367a/68747470733a2f2f62616467652e7374617475732e7068702e67742f63726f6e2d646f63732e737667)](http://www.php.gt/cron)Example usage ------------- [](#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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