[extension] sharkom/yii2-cron

Yii2 Cron job Manager ¶

Create Cron jobs from browser, and look that run logs

Forked from vasadibt/yii2-cron with some modifications:

1. Now it can run every kind of script, not only Yii2 console commands
2. Added capability to have a log file in addition to DB logs
3. Removed the runquick capabilities

ChangeLog 27/Feb/2023

1. Add Manual Run button on cronjob page
2. Add auto purge logs (use module param purge_log_interval | default 3 months)
3. Fix some graphics in logs pages

Installation ¶

The preferred way to install this extension is through composer.

Either run

php composer.phar require --prefer-dist sharkom/yii2-cron "*"

or add

"sharkom/yii2-cron": "*"

to the require section of your composer.json file.

Migration ¶

Run the following command in Terminal for database migration:

yii migrate/up --migrationPath=@sharkom/cron/migrations

Or use the namespaced migration (requires at least Yii 2.0.10):

// Add namespace to console config:
'controllerMap' => [
    'migrate' => [
        'class' => 'yii\console\controllers\MigrateController',
        'migrationPath' => [
            '@sharkom/cron/migrations',
        ],
    ],
],

Then run: yii migrate/up

Web Application Config ¶

Turning on the Cron Job Manager Module in the web application:

Simple example:

'modules' => [
    'cron' => [
        'class' => 'sharkom\cron\Module',
    ],
],

Console Application Config ¶

Turning on the Cron Job Manager Module in the console application:

Simple example:

'modules' => [
    'cron' => [
        'class' => 'sharkom\cron\Module',
    ],
],

Schedule Config ¶

Set the server schedule to run the following command

On Linux:

Add to the crontab with the user who you want to run the script (possibly not root) with the crontab -e command or by editing the /etc/crontab file

* * * * * <your-application-folder>/yii cron/cron/run 2>&1

On Windows:

Open the task scheduler and create a new task