On Cloud Platform environments, cron can be triggered using Drush in addition to using scheduled jobs.

To use Drush cron, select from the following methods:

• Using the Cloud Platform wrapper script for Drush cron
• Running Drush cron directly

In each of the following examples:

• [app] is the name of your application on Cloud Platform.
• [env] is your environment (typically one of dev, test, or prod).
• [site_URL] is your environment’s URL (as listed on the Cloud > Domains page). If you are using Drupal multisite, your cron jobs are specific to each website in the multisite installation. Use the URL of the website in the installation you want to target.

Running Drush cron directly¶

drush --uri=http://[site-uri] -d -v cron &>> /shared/logs/drush-cron.log

Cron jobs must always include a logging statement.

Triggering a cloud hook through Drush cron¶

For infrastructure where you want a single hook, you can also run a specific cron hook directly. The command structure will vary based on your Drupal version and module.

drush -v ev "mymodule_cron();" &>> /shared/logs/drush-cron.log