# Cron job in cakephp app on aws

**URL:** <https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/cron-job-in-cakephp-app-on-aws/9294>\
**Category:** Need Help\
**Created:** [April 26, 2021, 6:24am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/cron-job-in-cakephp-app-on-aws/9294 "2021-04-26T06:24:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![spadeX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@spadeX](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/spadeX)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 6:24am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/cron-job-in-cakephp-app-on-aws/9294/1 "2021-04-26T06:24:42Z")

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Well, cakephp app run on the aws server already running very well, now we need an cron job so that we implemented cron but how can do that as doc. we are build shell app that call in the cron file but not worked Please any one do that ? how can i do that ?Please let me know .

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**Author:** ![Zuluru](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.cakephp.org/zuluru/32/1230_2.png) [@Zuluru](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/Zuluru)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/cron-job-in-cakephp-app-on-aws/9294/2 "2021-04-26T14:51:34Z")

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Please provide details about what didn’t work. Otherwise, our only answer to “how can I do that” is to point you to the documentation you’ve presumably already followed.

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**Author:** ![spadeX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@spadeX](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/spadeX)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 5:51am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/cron-job-in-cakephp-app-on-aws/9294/3 "2021-04-27T05:51:30Z")

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Thanks @Zuluru Acutually my cron not working because of mistake of paths

> files:  
> “/etc/cron.d/mycron”:  
> mode: “000644”  
> owner: root  
> group: root  
> content: |  
> \* \* \* \* \* root cd /var/app/current && bin/cake users /// **here i am stuck but now it’s works**  
> commands:  
> remove\_old\_cron:  
> command: “rm -f /etc/cron.d/mycron.bak”

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**Author:** ![Zuluru](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.cakephp.org/zuluru/32/1230_2.png) [@Zuluru](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/Zuluru)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/cron-job-in-cakephp-app-on-aws/9294/4 "2021-04-27T20:33:08Z")

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So, it is all working now? Or there is still some problem? You say you’re stuck, but that it works…

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**Author:** ![spadeX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@spadeX](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/spadeX)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 4:55am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/cron-job-in-cakephp-app-on-aws/9294/5 "2021-04-29T04:55:52Z")

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Yes it’s working now. we put the wrong format path so it’s not work,I tried so many time and it’s works.