Activate scheduled command task in laravel 11

To activate a scheduled command task in Laravel 11, you need to follow these steps:

Define the command: First, you need to define a command class that you want to schedule. Laravel uses the Artisan command bus to handle commands. To create a new command, you can use the make:command Artisan command:

php artisan make:command MyCommand

Replace MyCommand with the name of your command class. This will create a new file in the app/Console/Commands directory.

Write the command logic: Open the newly created command file and write the logic for your command. For example, you can define a handle method that contains the code you want to run when the command is executed:

namespace App\Console\Commands;

use Illuminate\Console\Command;

class MyCommand extends Command
{
    /**
     * The name and signature of the console command.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $signature = 'mycommand {--force : Run the command forcefully}';

    /**
     * The console command description.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $description = 'My custom command';

    /**
     * Create a new command instance.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function __construct()
    {
        parent::__construct();
    }

    /**
     * Execute the console command.
     *
     * @return int
     */
    public function handle()
    {
        // Your command logic here
        $this->info('Command executed successfully.');
    }
}

Schedule the command: To schedule the command to run at a specific time, you need to add it to the App\Console\Kernel file. Open the App\Console\Kernel.php file and add the schedule method call to the boot method:

protected function schedule(Schedule $schedule)
{
    $schedule->command('mycommand')
             ->daily(); // or hourly(), everyMinute(), everyFiveMinutes(), etc.
}

Replace mycommand with the name of your command. You can also specify the frequency of the command execution using the available methods like daily(), hourly(), everyMinute(), etc.

Run the scheduler: To start the scheduler, you need to run the artisan schedule:work command in the terminal:

php artisan schedule:work

This command will start the Laravel scheduler and run any scheduled commands according to their schedule.

Stop the scheduler: To stop the scheduler, you can use the Ctrl+C keyboard shortcut in the terminal where the artisan schedule:work command is running.

That's it! Your scheduled command task is now activated in Laravel 11.