Cron

Madock provides built-in cron support for running scheduled tasks in your PHP projects.

Commands

Enable cron:

madock cron:enable

Disable cron:

madock cron:disable

How It Works

When cron is enabled:

1. A cron process starts inside the PHP container
2. Custom cron jobs from configuration are installed (if defined)
3. Platform-specific cron jobs are installed automatically:
   • Magento 2: runs bin/magento cron:install (installs Magento's built-in cron)
   • Shopify: installs Laravel scheduler cron job automatically
4. The setting persists across container restarts

Custom Cron Jobs

You can define custom cron jobs in your project's config.xml. These jobs will be installed automatically when cron is enabled and removed when disabled.

Configuration

Add jobs to the <cron> section in your config:

<cron>
    <enabled>false</enabled>
    <jobs>
        <job>* * * * * cd /var/www/html &amp;&amp; php bin/console scheduled:run</job>
        <job>*/5 * * * * cd /var/www/html &amp;&amp; php artisan schedule:run</job>
        <job>0 * * * * cd /var/www/html &amp;&amp; php bin/console cache:clear</job>
    </jobs>
</cron>

Important Notes

• XML escaping: Use & instead of & in commands (e.g., cmd1 && cmd2)
• Jobs run as the www-data user inside the container
• Each <job> element should contain a complete cron entry (schedule + command)
• Jobs are installed/removed together with cron:enable and cron:disable

Cron Schedule Format

┌───────────── minute (0-59)
│ ┌───────────── hour (0-23)
│ │ ┌───────────── day of month (1-31)
│ │ │ ┌───────────── month (1-12)
│ │ │ │ ┌───────────── day of week (0-6, Sunday=0)
│ │ │ │ │
* * * * * command

Example Jobs by Platform

Shopware:

<job>* * * * * cd /var/www/html &amp;&amp; php bin/console scheduled-task:run</job>
<job>* * * * * cd /var/www/html &amp;&amp; php bin/console messenger:consume</job>

Laravel/Shopify:

<job>* * * * * cd /var/www/html &amp;&amp; php artisan schedule:run</job>

Symfony:

<job>* * * * * cd /var/www/html &amp;&amp; php bin/console messenger:consume async</job>

PrestaShop:

<job>*/15 * * * * cd /var/www/html &amp;&amp; php bin/console prestashop:update:configuration</job>

Viewing Cron Logs

Magento 2

Check the Magento cron log:

madock cli "tail -f var/log/cron.log"

Check system cron log:

madock cli "tail -f var/log/system.log | grep -i cron"

View container logs

madock logs php

Verifying Cron Status

Check if cron jobs are running:

madock cli "php bin/magento cron:status"

List scheduled cron jobs:

madock cli "php bin/magento cron:run --group=default -vvv"

Troubleshooting

Cron not running

1. Verify cron is enabled: check your project's config.xml for <cron><enabled>true</enabled></cron>
2. Rebuild containers: madock rebuild
3. Check container logs: madock logs php

Cron jobs stuck

Clear cron schedule:

madock cli "php bin/magento cron:remove"
madock cli "php bin/magento cron:install"

Platform Support

Platform	Cron Support
Magento 2	✅ Full support
Shopware	✅ Full support
PrestaShop	✅ Full support
Shopify	✅ Full support
Custom PHP	✅ Configurable