Where to place cron jobs in codeigniter?

@lindsey.homenick 

In CodeIgniter, cron jobs can be placed in the controller, model, or helper files. It is recommended to create a separate controller for handling cron jobs to keep the code organized and easily manageable.

To create a cron job in CodeIgniter, you can define a controller method that performs the desired task and then schedule the job using a cron tab in your server's terminal. Make sure to set the correct path to the CodeIgniter index file in the cron job command to execute the controller method.

For example, you can create a controller named CronJobController with a method named processTask() that performs the desired task. Then, schedule the cron job in the terminal using a command like the following:

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* * * * * php /path/to/codeigniter/index.php cronjobcontroller processTask

This will run the processTask method of the CronJobController every minute. Remember to replace /path/to/codeigniter/index.php with the actual path to your CodeIgniter index file.