multiple cronjob same php file

Question

i have multiple cronjobs that are setup as define:

0 1 * * * php -q /home/user/cron/cron1.php 20 1 * * * php -q /home/user/cron/cron2.php 40 1 * * * php -q /home/user/cron/cron3.php 0 2 * * * php -q /home/user/cron/cron4.php 

each of these cronjobs do different tasks but use the same libraries like phpmailer, pdf creator, geoip etc...

how can i combine this cronjob into one so i dont have to create 50+ files that includes the same file over and over?

thanks

Answer 1

Here's what I recommend:

0 1 * * * php -q /home/user/cron/cron.php --task=task1 20 1 * * * php -q /home/user/cron/cron.php --task=task2 40 1 * * * php -q /home/user/cron/cron.php --task=task3 #etc... 

and then in your cron.php file you do:

<?php  // include libraries  function getArguments() {   $argument = array();   for($i = 1; $i < $_SERVER['argc']; ++$i) {     if(preg_match('#--([^=]+)=(.*)#', $_SERVER['argv'][$i], $reg)) {       $argument[$reg[1]] = $reg[2];     }   }   return $argument; }  $argv = getArguments();  if($argv['task'] == 'task1') {   // do task } elseif($argv['task'] == 'task2') {   // do task }