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pmill/php-scheduler
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Simple PHP task scheduler

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php-scheduler
=============

[](#php-scheduler)

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Introduction
------------

[](#introduction)

This package contains a simple PHP cron task scheduler that helps you version control your cron jobs.

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

[](#requirements)

This library package requires PHP 5.4 or later and a linux operating system.

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

[](#installation)

### Installing via Composer

[](#installing-via-composer)

The recommended way to install php-scheduler is through [Composer](http://getcomposer.org).

```
# Install Composer
curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
```

Next, run the Composer command to install the latest version of php-scheduler:

```
composer.phar require pmill/php-scheduler
```

After installing, you need to require Composer's autoloader:

```
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
```

Once you've created your task list script (see Usage below) open a linux shell add the following line to crontab (crontab -e):

```
* * * * * php /path/to/your/task/list/script.php

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

The following example shows how to schedule a HelloDaily task (simple echo example) and a ShellMonday task (running a shell task example).

```
class HelloDailyTask extends \pmill\Scheduler\Task\Task
{
    public function run()
    {
        $this->setOutput('Hello World');
    }
}

class ShellMondayTask extends \pmill\Scheduler\Task\Shell
{
    protected $command = "echo Hello Monday";
}

$taskList = new \pmill\Scheduler\TaskList;

// Add task to run at 15:04 every day
$taskList->addTask((new HelloDailyTask)->setExpression('4 15 * * *'));

// Add task to run at 15:04 every Monday
$taskList->addTask((new ShellMondayTask)->setExpression('4 15 * * 1'));

$taskList->run();
$output = $taskList->getOutput();

```

Version History
---------------

[](#version-history)

0.1.5 (13/03/2019)

- Resolve list of tasks due before running the tasks (thanks [jhoughtelin](https://github.com/jhoughtelin))

0.1.4 (25/01/2018)

- Removed nesbot/carbon dependency

0.1.3 (24/05/2015)

- Added unit tests

0.1.2 (13/05/2015)

- Fixed missing output bug

0.1.1 (06/02/2015)

- Fixed incorrect paths

0.1.0 (06/02/2015)

- First public release of php-scheduler

Copyright
---------

[](#copyright)

php-scheduler Copyright (c) 2015 pmill () All rights reserved.

###  Health Score

34

—

LowBetter than 77% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity37

Limited adoption so far

Community15

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 92% 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 ~0 days

Total

6

Last Release

4120d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/fb0ec83fead40be88e6b0e3c143eae8fb3510c6e78417b271c9ed962863316cf?d=identicon)[pmill](/maintainers/pmill)

---

Top Contributors

[![pmill](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3912365?v=4)](https://github.com/pmill "pmill (23 commits)")[![andreybolonin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2576509?v=4)](https://github.com/andreybolonin "andreybolonin (1 commits)")[![jhoughtelin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6137941?v=4)](https://github.com/jhoughtelin "jhoughtelin (1 commits)")

---

Tags

phpschedulercrontask

###  Code Quality

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