{"id":893,"date":"2022-03-16T11:19:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T11:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mklasen.com\/?p=893"},"modified":"2022-03-16T11:24:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T11:24:26","slug":"managing-cronjobs-in-cloudways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mklasen.com\/managing-cronjobs-in-cloudways\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing cronjobs in Cloudways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cloudways comes with an easy tool to create basic cronjobs, but what if we want to run more advanced cronjobs? Or, execute WordPress cronjobs via wp-cli?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s dive into the setup on Cloudways!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mklasen.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cloudways-advanced-cronjob-management.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mklasen.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cloudways-advanced-cronjob-management-1024x738.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-895\" width=\"503\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mklasen.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cloudways-advanced-cronjob-management-1024x738.png 1024w, https:\/\/mklasen.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cloudways-advanced-cronjob-management-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/mklasen.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cloudways-advanced-cronjob-management-768x554.png 768w, https:\/\/mklasen.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cloudways-advanced-cronjob-management-1536x1108.png 1536w, https:\/\/mklasen.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cloudways-advanced-cronjob-management-2048x1477.png 2048w, https:\/\/mklasen.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cloudways-advanced-cronjob-management-83x60.png 83w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Managing your application<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to your application settings, and click on Cron Job Management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll see two tabs: Basic and Advanced, select the advanced tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now enter manual cronjobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The one I entered (the text below is a bit different from the screenshot) is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>*\/10 * * * * \/usr\/local\/bin\/wp cron event run --due-now --path=\/home\/master\/applications\/{application_id}\/public_html\/ >> \/home\/master\/logs\/cron.log  2>&1<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>This translated to: Run the wp-cli comment &#8220;cron event run&#8221; every 10 minutes for this application and log the output to ~\/logs\/cron.log. <strong>(make sure to create this file first)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-disable-wordpress-native-cronjobs-that-execute-on-page-load\">How to disable WordPress&#8217; native cronjobs that execute on page load?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Add this to your wp-config.php file: <code>define('DISABLE_WP_CRON', true);<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-time-these-cronjobs\">How to time these cronjobs?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Honestly &#8211; every time I create a cronjob, I get my configuration from: <a href=\"https:\/\/crontab.guru\/examples.html\">https:\/\/crontab.guru\/examples.html<\/a><br>This beautiful tool makes cronjobs so much easier!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"where-does-usr-local-bin-wp-come-from\">Where does <code>\/usr\/local\/bin\/wp<\/code> come from?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><code>\/usr\/local\/bin\/wp<\/code> is where the wp-cli tool lives, you can find that path by entering <code>which wp<\/code> in your terminal when connected via SSH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"where-do-i-find-my-application-id\">Where do I find my application ID?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Your application ID is the same as your application username. You&#8217;ll find it in Access Details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-do-i-create-the-cron-log-file\">How do I create the cron.log file?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect to your server using SSH, and then run:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>touch ~\/logs\/cron.log<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cloudways comes with an easy tool to create basic cronjobs, but what if we want to run more advanced cronjobs? Or, execute WordPress cronjobs via wp-cli? Let&#8217;s dive into the setup on Cloudways! Managing your application Go to your application settings, and click on Cron Job Management. 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