Heroku scheduler execute a PHP file

Question

i\'m trying to run a php script using the heroku scheduler. What command should i put in after the $ in heroku. I keep getting file not found. I have transferred the file i want

Answer 1

How to run a PHP script with Heroku Scheduler?

Testing and setting up the job

With a directory structure and Procfile looking something like this:

├─ Procfile
├─ web/
├── (your webfiles)
├─ worker/
└── myscript.php

Procfile:

web: vendor/bin/heroku-php-apache2 web/
worker: php worker/myscript.php

Then you can test your worker from the command-line like so:

heroku run worker

To schedule a job, go into Heroku Scheduler and add the job in a similar fashion, but without the heroku run segment (else you'll get bash: heroku: command not found errors), just:

worker

Or, alternatively, directly:

php worker/myscript.php

Checking on the job

You can see the job in the app's logs. e.g.:

2017-09-01T14:19:37.397210+00:00 heroku[scheduler.9540]: Starting process with command `php worker/myscript.php` 

Notes

• The worker name in the Procfile could be set to something else. e.g.: myworker, mysuperduperscript, etc.
• I included a web section, but it's optional if all you want is a worker / background service and don't need to serve files on the web.

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Alternative: if, for whatever reason, you'd rather perform a GET/POST request on a URL, you can use the Temporize Scheduler add-on.