How to set cronjob in cakephp 2.3.x?
Step1: Create a shell file with name ReminderShell.php and Path should be PROJECT_DIR_PATH/PROJECT_NAME/app/Console/Command/ReminderShell.php Copy below script and paste it
Mail->enroll_reminder(); } } Step2: Create Task file with name MailTask.php and path should be PROJECT_DIR_PATH/PROJECT_NAME/app/Console/Command/Task/MailTask.php config('default'); $reminder = $this->Contact->find('all'); if (!empty($reminder)) { foreach ($reminder as $val) { $id = $val['Contact']['id']; $name = $val['Contact']['first_name']; $email = $val['Contact']['email']; $Email->template('reminder') ->viewVars(array('fname' => $name)) ->emailFormat('html') ->subject('xyz.com: Enrollment Reminder') ->to($email) ->from('noreply@xyz.com'); if ($Email->send()) { $update_val['Contact']['id'] = $id; $update_val['Contact']['enroll_reminder'] = 'sent'; $update_val['Contact']['enroll_reminder_date'] = date("Y-m-d H:i:s"); $this->Contact->save($update_val['Contact']); $this->out($email.' Mail Sent'); } } } } Step3: Create a email template with name reminder.ctp and path sould be PROJECT_DIR_PATH/PROJECT_NAME/app/View/Emails/html/reminder.ctp Step4: Create email.php in config directory Step5: Run below command in Terminal: Console/cake Reminder PROJECT_DIR_PATH/PROJECT_NAME/app Console/cake Reminder