11.13. Scheduling Cron Jobs

Procedure 11.4. To Enable Cron Support for an Application:

1. Add the cron scheduler cartridge to an application:

   $ rhc cartridge add cron -a App_Namerhc cartridge add cron -a App_Name

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2. Add the cron jobs to the application's .openshift/cron/{minutely,hourly,weekly,daily,monthly}/ directories.

   Example 11.18. Sample Cron File

   $ mkdir -p .openshift/cron/minutely
   $ echo 'date >> $OPENSHIFT_REPO_DIR/php/date.txt' > .openshift/cron/minutely/date.sh

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   The example cron job appends a new line of date information to the $OPENSHIFT_REPO_DIR/php/date.txt file every minute.
3. Commit the changes and push them to the remote repository:

   $ git add .openshift/cron/
   $ git commit -m "configuring cron jobs"
   $ git push

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