Simulate Cron jobs using PHP

Question

I am running an LMS (Learning Management System) online and it needs to run a file called "training/admin/cli/cron.php" every minute. The problem is that my host only allows cron jobs to run every 30 minutes.

I tried creating a file called cron_script.php with the following content and setting it to run every 30 minutes:

<?php

set_time_limit(0);
$turns=0;

while($turns < 30) {
    exec('training/admin/cli/cron.php');
    sleep(60);
    $turns ;
}

?>

But it only seems to run once. I don't even know how to fix the error message since it is run by cron so I can't print it anywhere.

Answer 1

this is possible. Because the default run time limit is 30 seconds. Use this function https://www.php.net/manual/en/ function.set-time-limit.php Or modify the "max_execution_time" value of the php.ini file.