jobbyphp/jobby

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Jobby is a PHP library that manages cron jobs from a single master crontab entry, letting you define scheduled tasks in PHP code instead of editing crontab. It handles locking to prevent overlapping runs, logging of stdout/stderr, error notification emails, per-hostname restrictions, and running jobs as other users.

Use cases

• schedule background tasks in PHP without editing crontab
• prevent duplicate cron job runs with locking
• get email alerts when a cron job fails
• run scheduled jobs only on specific servers in a web farm
• manage all cron schedules from version-controlled PHP code
• capture cron job output to log files

When to choose

• you have a PHP application and want cron schedules defined in code
• you need locking, logging, and failure emails for cron jobs out of the box
• you want one master crontab entry managing many jobs

When to avoid

• you need a distributed job scheduler across multiple machines with a central queue
• your stack is not PHP
• you need long-running daemon-style workers rather than periodic cron tasks

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

scheduling workflow-automation logging developer-tools backend php cli cron cron-jobs job-scheduler php background-jobs locking error-emails automation linux macos

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