Task Scheduling: Automating Recurring Jobs

Laravel’s scheduler allows you to define cron jobs in code.

  ## Define schedule
  
  ```php
  protected function schedule(Schedule $schedule) {
    $schedule->command('reports:daily')->dailyAt('01:00');
    $schedule->call(fn () => Log::info('heartbeat'))->everyMinute();
  }
  ```
  
  ## System cron
  
  ```bash
  * * * * * php /path/to/artisan schedule:run >> /dev/null 2>&1
  ```
  
  ## Flow
  
  ```mermaid
  flowchart LR
    A[Cron] --> B[schedule:run]
    B --> C[Due Tasks]
    C --> D[Execute]
  ```
  
  Scheduling centralizes automation in one place.
  
  In the next tutorial, we will cache data to improve performance.