Hello,

The link to the change log is on the product’s page, as always.

https://docs.php8developer.com/web-cronjobs/#/changelog?id=v-112

Download the latest version of the script from CodeCanyon (redo it, since I uploaded a quick fix afterward) and follow all the instructions.

Regards,
Roman

Hi. Google RECAPTCHA does its job perfectly.

why don’t you integrate it into the login to this scripts?

Sorry, I mistakenly read the script name. The “webcron jobs” script is used as an internal tool, meaning it can run arbitrary commands on your server.

The integration of third-party authentication mechanisms can pose a significant security vulnerability.

Having an internal tool, you should always consider additional security measures like adding an HTTP Basic Auth with a strong password, or/and by adding firewall/web server rules to whitelist an IP range that can open the script in a browser.

Hello. Could you send me the error log file by email? You can find it here: ~root/protected/runtime/app.log

Hi, thanks a lot for replying. The issue was on the server side, which caused the cron job execution process to fail. But I was able to fix the issue, and now everything is working fine.

Hi. No, it doesn’t.

Hi. There is no real need for a panel unless you do not have a web server that can run PHP scripts, a database to store data, and a cron manager (such as crontab on Linux or Task Scheduler on Windows) to set up a periodic, every-minute task. Additionally, an optional mail server may be required to send notifications.

No, the minimal interval is one minute.

Hi. Read this: https://docs.php8developer.com/web-cronjobs/#/configuration?id=logging

I have now created a php file that I can call with Cronjob. Here is an example where logs that are older than 2 days are deleted. In the upper part, the correct path is determined, which then has to be inserted into the same file clear_logs.php in line 8 so that it runs smoothly. <?php // Datei: clear_logs.php $path = __DIR__ ; echo 'Change line 8 in clear_logs.php to : <b>chdir(\''. $path . '/protected\');</b><br />'; // Set the working directory correctly chdir('Enter the determined path here'); // Define the full path to the PHP execution and the yii file $command = '/usr/bin/php '. $path . '/protected/yii log/clear "-2 days" 2>&1'; // Create variables for the output and return value $output = []; $return_var = 0; // Run the command exec($command, $output, $return_var); // Output of the command (useful for debugging purposes) echo "<br />"; echo "command executed: $command<br />"; echo "output:<br />" . implode("<br />", $output) . "<br />"; echo "return value: $return_var<br />"; // Check if the command was successful if ($return_var === 0) { echo "The command was executed successfully. Logs older than 2 days were deleted.<br />"; } else { echo "There was an error executing the command. Please check the details.<br />"; } // Check if the output is empty if (empty($output)) { echo "No specific output was obtained from the command. The command may have succeeded without any console output.<br />"; } ?> You can also find the code here: https://pastebin.kumhofer.at/log-eintrage-loschen

Hold on, you are going in the wrong direction. Forget everything ChatGPT produced for you.

You already have a nice cron job manager, why don’t you leverage from it? Go to the Dashboard -> Create a new “Shell Command”. In the command field enter:

/usr/bin/php /path/to/script/protected/yii log/clear "-2 days" 

Replace:
- ”/usr/bin/php” with the PHP binary path.
- ”/path/to/script” with the path, where the script is installed.

Click save and manually run the task from the dashboard. If you make a mistake in the paths above, you will see an error output that clearly states what is wrong. If everything is fine, then you should not see the old logs.

Hello,

Thank you for the kind review!

You can manage users via the CLI: https://docs.php8developer.com/web-cronjobs/#/user_management

Speaking about 2 factors auth, this script is intended for internal usage, so I believe it’s just fine to set up an HTTP Basic Auth or create a whitelist of IPs who can access the script. Both of these can be easily configured with nginx and Apache2.

Regards,
Roman

Hello,

There is no built-in solution to run a job every 2 seconds. The minimal interval is 1 minute, however, you can write a shell script that executes a binary every two seconds and terminates after a minute has passed.

#!/bin/bash
BINARY="./your_binary_name" 
START_TIME=$(date +%s)

while true; do
    # Run the binary
    $BINARY

    CURRENT_TIME=$(date +%s)
    ELAPSED_TIME=$((CURRENT_TIME - START_TIME))
    if [ $ELAPSED_TIME -ge 60 ]; then
        break
    fi

    sleep 2
done

Now you can create a shell task and set it to run every minute.

Thanks for your quick response any options for UI option so that users can select their own time below 1 minute like 2 or 5 sec

Unfortunately, there is no such built-in solution.

Hello. It runs everywhere, but you need to make sure that:

1. It meets the PHP minimum requirements. Download the script from here and run it on your server to find out that. https://docs.php8developer.com/web-cronjobs/#/installation?id=before-start

2. Make sure you can set up an every-minute cron job. This is a master cron that runs all the tasks you set via the dashboard. https://docs.php8developer.com/web-cronjobs/#/installation?id=native

Q: “If I set this up on another server am I able to run those cron jobs from this tool or am i simply monitoring the jobs that exist on the other servers?”

A: You can set only HTTP cross-server tasks (a task, that can be triggered only by sending an HTTP request to a specific URL). There is no way to call an internal binary on the remote server.

Regards, Roman

I think the fastest solution would be to make the 1st (ID) column sticky. I’ll try to implement that in the next update.

Do you have a solution for this, please? The first column containing the URL really doesn’t have to be that wide

I’ll try to find the best UX solution for this case and implement it in the next update.

Hi. Your proposed feature seems useful in many scenarios. I’ll add this to my TODO list; however, I don’t think I can complete it until February.

Hello, I’m working on an update, and I would like to ask a clarification question – your 2nd clause.

Currently, you can disable/enable a task (not a group) by setting “Start run at” which means that the task will start running only at the specified time (it’s enabled but not running until the specified time – like virtual disabling), and by setting either “Stop run at” or “Stop after N iterations” (the “Terminate” tab), which will disable a task when the condition is met.

So, do I miss something?

P.S. Auto group enabling/disabling is a practical feature, and I’ll definitely implement it.

Regards

The favicon path is ~root/favicon.ico. If it’s not visible with your browser theme, you can replace this file with your favicon (make sure it has a .ico extension).

The main layout is `~root\protected\views\layouts\main.php`

Just curious what did you set in the php.ini?

short_open_tag Default Value: On

Yes, short_open_tag directive should be enabled.

Hi. No, you don’t need to do that. The master cron runs all the jobs for all users.

Hello. Yes, you can.

This script is used for personal usage, however, there is a possibility to create a new user via CLI, but the newly created user will utilize all the resources without any limitations.

https://docs.php8developer.com/web-cronjobs/#/user_management

OK, let’s arrange the things. The script supports two types of tasks: HTTP and CLI.

To send an HTTP request PHP uses curl, however, since you say there is no web server this way doesn’t work.

On the other hand, a CLI command can run as a sub process forked by PHP. The most popular ping command is “ping”. So, to make this work make sure that:

1. The remote server which you want to ping supports the ICMP protocol by running the following command (0 means enabled)

cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_all

2. Your local server meets all the requirements. You can download the PHP script and run it in your browser to see the summary. https://webcron.php8developer.com/requirements.php (Copy-paste the link in a new browser tab since it can be blocked).

3. Make sure the “ping” command is installed and available by the PHP process.

thank you .. I forgot to tell that these are all Windows PCs

You can also enable ICMP on the remote Windows PC. Read this guide: https://hammer-software.com/how-to-enable-icmp-ping-through-the-windows-firewall-with-advanced-security-using-group-policy/

Once you do this, you can open the cmd (command prompt) on your local Windows PC and run “ping xxx” (replace xxx with the IP of the remote PC). If you see the response, then PHP also would see this.