[JonathanMiller]

I was wondering what the certified ProcessMaker approach was to configuring a plugin's cron execution to be nightly when the cron.php itself is executed every 5 minutes? Currently I'm thinking I need to check if an execution is the first execution of a new day and if that is the case do my work and then somehow store that the work has been done for the day.

I'm using ProcessMaker 3.5.7 if that is needed. I've been doing a real deep dive into plugin development so any information is helpful.

My cron is:
*/5 * * * * /usr/bin/php -f "/opt/processmaker-3.5.7/workflow/engine/bin/cron.php" plugins

[zetisop]

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[raavikant]

You're on the right track with your thinking, and it is possible to set up a nightly cron job within a plugin in ProcessMaker even when the main cron.php is executed every 5 minutes.

[Mikasa]

You mentioned that you need to store that the work has been done for the day. You can achieve this by using some form of persistent storage.

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<?php
// Check if it's a new day
$currentDate = date('Y-m-d');
$lastExecutionDate = getLastExecutionDate(); // Retrieve from your persistent storage

if ($currentDate !== $lastExecutionDate) {
    // Perform your nightly tasks here
    performNightlyTasks();

    // Update the last execution date
    updateLastExecutionDate($currentDate); // Store in your persistent storage
}

function getLastExecutionDate() {
    // Implement fetching last execution date from your storage
    // Example: return $lastExecutionDate;
}

function updateLastExecutionDate($newDate) {
    // Implement updating last execution date in your storage
    // Example: $lastExecutionDate = $newDate;
}
?>

[indignantsacred]

You mentioned that you need to store that the work has been done for the day. You can achieve this by using some form of persistent storage.

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<?php
// Check if it's a new day
$currentDate = date('Y-m-d');
$lastExecutionDate = getLastExecutionDate(); // Retrieve from your persistent storage

if ($currentDate !== $lastExecutionDate) {
    // Perform your nightly tasks here
    performNightlyTasks();

    // Update the last execution date
    updateLastExecutionDate($currentDate); // Store in your persistent storage
}

function getLastExecutionDate() {
    // Implement fetching last execution date from your storage
    // Example: return $lastExecutionDate;
}

function updateLastExecutionDate($newDate) {
    // Implement updating last execution date in your storage
    // Example: $lastExecutionDate = $newDate;
}
?>

Is this the command used to set up daily job archiving?

[wilkinsonwilfrid]

It is indeed feasible to configure a nightly cron job inside a ProcessMaker plugin, as you correctly pointed out; this is true even when the main cron.php file is processed every 5 minutes.