README

This is a flexible tasks manager designed for MVC-type applications. It's used instead of standard linux crontab command.

The purpose of this tool is to provide an easy way to manipulate repetitive tasks.

How this is works

Replace all tasks in crontab file with one which will invoke method TaskRunner::checkAndRunTasks().

Import tasks from current crontab file or add them manually. Active tasks will run one by one if current time matches with the task's time expression. Output of tasks can be handled. For each execution will be assigned status:

Success if method returned true;
Error if method returned false or an exception was caught;
Started if task is running or wasn't ended properly.

Features

Works with any storage engines
Flexible implementation with interfaces
Disable, enable and run tasks through tool interface
Handle tasks output however you want
Time expression helper shows next run dates
Monitor runs results
Export and import tasks from crontab
Add needed method for new task from dropdown

Installation

Install package via Composer

composer require mult1mate/cron-manager

Requirements

PHP 5.3 or above
mtdowling/cron-expression

Configure

Create tables if you want to store data in database (SQL queries in DbHelper class)
Implement TaskInterface and TaskRunInterface or use predefined classes from the Example folder
Copy and modify controller and views. Or create your own.
Import tasks through interface or add them manually
Add new line into crontab file that will invoke TaskRunner::checkAndRunTasks()
Disable tasks that will be invoke through the manager
Make sure that manager is not publicly available

See also examples for ActiveRecord, CodeIgniter, Yii2, File storage