1. Create console application
2. Create cron service command
3. How to run it
4. How to pass params

Create console application ¶

In advance template there is already a file yii. And there is no need to run it as php, it is Linux script.

Create cron service command ¶

Create a controller in console/controllers

I have created as TestController.php

<?php

namespace console\controllers;

use yii\console\Controller;

/**
 * Test controller
 */
class TestController extends Controller {

    public function actionIndex() {
        echo "cron service runnning";
    }

    public function actionMail($to) {
        echo "Sending mail to " . $to;
    }

}

This controller should be use the console controller name space

use yii\console\Controller;

How to run it ¶

run it as

yii test

I have test it on windows by running

D:\xampp\htdocs\yii2>d:\xampp\php\php yii test
cron service runnning
D:\xampp\htdocs\yii2>

How to pass params ¶

yii test/mail [--to="hemctest@gmail.com"]

in windows for test it run as.

D:\xampp\htdocs\yii2>d:\xampp\php\php yii test/mail [--to="hemctest@gmail.com"]
Sending mail to [--to=hemctest@gmail.com]

Official docs for console applications can be seen here.