Run wp cli commands with cron job

Question

Is it possbile to run WP cli commands with a cron job? Because I'm setting up a demo site, and want the site to be reset every 12 hour. And i thought that with wp cli, i can reset the installation. Import a file with the right content and so on.

Or do you guys have any better idea how to do this?

Nuncia

Can you configure wp_schedule_event() codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_schedule_event for youк needs? – Decibel

I also remember I read about wp-cli.org/commands/cron – Decibel

Answer 1

Yes, you can.

Here's a line from my crontab file. (You can edit it by running crontab -e)

*/10 * * * * /var/www/vendor/wp-cli/wp-cli/bin/wp --path=/var/www/ update-credits

This runs my WP-CLI command update-credits every 10 minutes.

NOTE: I'm using WP-CLI as a Composer dependency in that website. The path to your wp binary may vary.

Goddess

Using full path to wp binary file is the key. It works in my case. Using only wp will fail. – Plop

Answer 2

Absolutely.

Assuming you already have WP-CLI installed in your server, you could use something like the below line in your /etc/crontab file:

0 */12 * * * www-data wp --path=/var/www/yoursite.com db reset

Owens