How to use CRON in xampp or wamp windows
I have explained step by step to be followed to use in development.
To create the batch file Open Notepad. Paste the line:
1 | "C:Program Files (x86)Mozilla Firefoxfirefox.exe" http://localhost/yourfile.php |
Click “File” -> “Save As”
Ensure “Save as type:” is set to “All Files”
Save the file as “cron.bat” to your C drive
To schedule the batch file to run
Open Command Prompt
Paste the following
1 | "schtasks /create /sc minute /mo 20 /tn "PHP Cron Job" /tr C:wampwwwcron.bat" |
Press Enter This will make the script run every 20 minutes, the first time 20 minutes from now.