Build Background Job in Laravel Using Cron Job

Cron Job with Laravel running with Artisan Command. So we have to make command using Artisan.

Generate Class.

php artisan command:make FooCommand 

php artisan command:make [[your command]]

This command will generate a class in app/commands.

Write Your Function

Write your functions in your generated command fire() method.

Register Command

Write: Artisan::add(new [[your command]]);

In app/start/artisan.php

Runs Cron Job

Write in terminal : crontab -e

Write:

* * * * * php [[path to application]]/[[your application]]/artisan background:process

* * * * * : it means this cron job will be executed every minutes