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Trigger Drupal Cron

Execute Drupal maintenance tasks via Drush.

Drupal requires periodic cron runs to index content for search, clean up logs, and check for updates. Running this via Drush (Drupal Shell) is more secure and efficient than triggering it via the web browser.

Cron Schedule

Every Hour0 * * * *
Runs at minute 0 of every hour (e.g., 1:00, 2:00, 3:00...).
Learn more about Every Hour

Command to Run

Copy and paste this command into your crontab or automation script

cd /path/to/drupal && vendor/bin/drush cron
This command will run according to the cron schedule above.

Implementation Examples

Here are code examples for implementing this cron job in different programming languages:
Unix/Linux Crontab
0 * * * * /path/to/script.sh
Python (with schedule library)
schedule.every().hour.do(job)
Node.js (with node-cron)
cron.schedule('0 * * * *', () => {
  console.log('Running every hour');
});
Go (with robfig/cron)
c.AddFunc("0 * * * *", func() { fmt.Println("Run every hour") })
GitHub Actions Workflow
- cron: "0 * * * *"

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