Cron

Cron jobs are background processes that run automatically at scheduled intervals. Vvveb uses cron to perform essential maintenance and automation tasks that keep your site running smoothly.

These tasks include:

• Publishing scheduled posts
• Clearing expired or stale cache
• Running automatic backups
• Updating currency exchange rates
• Optimizing image sizes
• Executing plugin‑defined background tasks

Because many features depend on scheduled execution, it is strongly recommended to keep cron enabled.

Cron Activation Modes

Vvveb supports three ways to trigger cron jobs:

1. Automatic (Recommended for Shared Hosting)

Cron is triggered by site traffic.
Whenever a visitor loads a page, Vvveb checks whether scheduled tasks need to run.

This option requires no server configuration and works well on shared hosting environments.

2. Manual Configuration (Recommended for VPS / Dedicated Servers)

You can run cron jobs manually using:

Crontab (CLI method)

Add a cron entry to run the Vvveb CLI every hour:

php /var/html/vvveb/cli.php app module=cron/index

This ensures tasks run consistently even if your site has low traffic.

Webhook (URL method)

If you cannot access the server’s CLI, you can trigger cron by calling a special URL every hour:

http://example.com/run-cron/token-code

The token can be copied from:
Tools → Cron Jobs → Configuration

You can use any external service (e.g., uptime monitors, cron services) to call this URL.

3. Disabled (Not Recommended)

Disabling cron will stop all scheduled tasks.
This may cause:

• Scheduled posts not publishing
• Cache not clearing
• Backups not running
• Plugins failing to execute background tasks

Only disable cron for debugging or special development scenarios.

When to Use Each Mode