Set a wordpress cron job to hit a url every 2 minutes

Question

Hi I have a url which imports data from csv to database on wordpress.I want this to run every 2 minutes .Is tried a plugin for this cron job scheduer but this did not work. How can I write a action script function make this possibe.Please help

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 15 '16 at 10:57

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You can do the following
First you need to add the 2m interval to the schedule

add_filter('cron_schedules', 'my_schedules');

function my_schedules($schedules)
{
    $schedules['once_every_2m'] = array('interval' => 120, 'display' => 'Once every 2 minutes');
    return $schedules;
}

Then you add your job using newly created interval

if (!wp_next_scheduled('name_of_your_job'))
{
    wp_schedule_event(1481799444, 'once_every_2m', 'name_of_your_job');
}
add_action('name_of_your_job', 'function_that_should_be_executed');

function function_that_should_be_executed()
{
    //do what you need to do
}

Also, keep in mind, due to how WP cron works, it might be in accurate with timing. Docs

answered Dec 15 '16 at 10:57

Igor Yavych

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@Melvin you can do whatever you need within the function `function_that_should_be_executed` – Igor Yavych Dec 15 '16 at 11:10
Can you give me an example code please . I am blank – Melvin Dec 15 '16 at 11:11
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I already gave you an full code. I can't and won't write whole function since I have no idea what you want to do every 2 minutes. You should be able to do what you need within the function. – Igor Yavych Dec 15 '16 at 11:31
i want to hit a url every 2 minutes – Melvin Dec 15 '16 at 11:33
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So what's stopping you? Write code to do that within `function_that_should_be_executed` and you'll be good – Igor Yavych Dec 15 '16 at 11:33
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The this is a very good opportunity to learn, don't you think? This resource is meant to help you learn, not to ask someone to do your job for you. – Igor Yavych Dec 15 '16 at 11:43
You could use it if it does what you need, yes – Igor Yavych Dec 15 '16 at 13:20

Set a wordpress cron job to hit a url every 2 minutes

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