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Cron Expression Explainer

Paste a crontab schedule like */15 9-17 * * 1-5 to read it in plain English and see the next five run times in your time zone.

Next runs

Examples

How to use the Cron Expression Explainer

  1. 1

    Type or paste a five-field cron expression (minute, hour, day of month, month, day of week).

  2. 2

    Read the description and the next run times.

  3. 3

    Use the examples to start from a common schedule.

Frequently asked questions

What do the five fields mean?

Minute (0–59), hour (0–23), day of the month (1–31), month (1–12 or JAN–DEC) and day of the week (0–6 or SUN–SAT, where 0 and 7 are Sunday).

What if both day fields are set?

Classic cron runs when either the day of the month or the day of the week matches. The next-run list follows that rule.

How do I run Laravel's scheduler?

Add one cron entry: * * * * * cd /path/to/app && php artisan schedule:run. On hosts that don't allow every minute, run it as often as allowed.

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