php - How to run cron job with zend framework 2

Question

I have application built in Zend Framework 2. I would like to set cron job for updating my products. I know scripts such as this should be run from outside of public folder, but unfortunately my script in cron needs to use framework files.
How can I do this?
The only way I figured out is to run script from outside of public folder then add some hash or password and redirect to

www.domain.com/cron/test

So I will have all framework functionality.
Will it be secure? Maybe there is a other way?

Answer 1

I strongly recommend to use CLI for such requirement.

1. Create a ConsoleController with an updateAction() inside the application module.

2. Add a console route to your application module's module.config.php:

   array(
       'router' => array(
           'routes' => array(
           ...
           )
       ),
   
   'console' => array(
       'router' => array(
           'routes' => array(
               'cronroute' => array(
                   'options' => array(
                       'route'    => 'updateproducts',
                       'defaults' => array(
                           'controller' => 'ApplicationControllerConsole',
                           'action' => 'update'
                       )
                   )
               )
           )
       )
   )
   );
   

3. Now open the terminal and

   $ cd /path/to/your/project
   $ php public/index.php updateproducts
   

Thats all. Hope it helps.