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user3293
user3293

Reputation: 53

Created a cron job in wordpress But the logs are displayed only when someone visits the page

In wordpress, I have worked to create a cron job.Currently, The Cron job displays the logs only when somebody visits the page. But, i want it to run without any page visit. I know that can be done. But how , that is what i dont know. Please guide me friends. I have used the function wp_scheduled_event

Upvotes: 1

Views: 340

Answers (1)

vard
vard

Reputation: 4156

This is normal behaviour. Wordpress crons are not server crons, they depend of PHP to be executed, so it'll run only if someone visit your website.

From wp_schedule_event documentation:

The action will trigger when someone visits your WordPress site, if the scheduled time has passed.

You'll need a server cron if you want to get through this limitation. Depends of your hosting, you may be able to configure a cron through the manager, or if you have SSH access on your server (so if it's not a shared hosting), execute this command :

crontab -e

It'll open your crontab file. Add this line inside to add a cron job:

*/30 * * * * php-cli -f /path/to/your/php/script.php

Replace with the correct path to your php script. This command will execute the script every 30 minutes - change this to whatever you need (read more).

If you're on a shared hosting and your manager doesn't allow you to create cron jobs, you could maybe use an online service like this one to execute your script.

Upvotes: 2

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