Create a custom cron

[Vladimir]

Hello! I have been using Cloudron for over a month now and I am very happy with it. Recently I have installed the WP Rocket caching plugin and I have to make a cron task that clears the cache and triggers the preload. WP Rockets suggests to make a php file (my-file-name.php) in the Wordpress directory with this content:

<?php 
// Load WordPress.
require( 'wp-load.php' );

// Clear cache.
if ( function_exists( 'rocket_clean_domain' ) ) {
	rocket_clean_domain();
}

// Preload cache.
if ( function_exists( 'run_rocket_sitemap_preload' ) ) {
	run_rocket_sitemap_preload();
}

And make this cron job:

wget -q -O - http://yourdomain.com/my-file-name.php?doing_wp_cron >/dev/null 2>&1

I read that Cloudron should have /app/data/crontab cron file but I could't find it. I am trying to run this cron task every day at 12:15 and 16:15.

Can you help me with this issue?

[imc67]

I have exactly the same situation and question!

[murgero]

@imc67 If the file doesn't exist - just make it. But that said, I do not believe the unmanaged app has cron, which is a shame

[Vladimir]

Just a fast update. I found a workaround with WP CRONTROL plugin, where I can add the PHP and make the cron.

[girish]

@Vladimir Indeed. This solution is documented in the Managed WP docs and not in the unmanaged one - https://cloudron.io/documentation/apps/wordpress/#cron-tasks . I will fix it up.