Running wp-cron with cronjob
WordPress runs cronjob when a visitor visits your website, if your site is busy, cronjob checking occurs for every page request. This increases server resource usage.
To run wp-cron with cronjob we need to disable WordPress cronjob. Edit wp-config.php and add the following
define('DISABLE_WP_CRON', 'true');
Now set up a normal cronjob.
if you have wp-cli installed, use the following cronjob
*/5 * * * * cd /var/www/html; wp cron event run --due-now > /dev/null 2>&1
If you don’t have wp-cli installed, use
*/5 * * * * cd /var/www/html; php -q wp-cron.php
Replace /var/www/html to the actual folder where your WordPress installation is located.
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