# automatorwp/6.0.3/includes/cron/run-scheduled-automations.php

AutomatorWP – No-Code Workflow Automation, Integration & Webhooks Plugin, now with AI, version 6.0.3. 144 lines.

- Page: https://pluginprobe.com/plugins/automatorwp/6.0.3/code/includes/cron/run-scheduled-automations.php
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- Modified: 2026-09-30T10:02:50+00:00

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```php
<?php
/**
 * Run Scheduled Automations
 *
 * @package     AutomatorWP\Cron\Run_Scheduled_Automations
 * @author      AutomatorWP <contact@automatorwp.com>, Ruben Garcia <rubengcdev@gmail.com>
 * @since       1.0.0
 */
// Exit if accessed directly
if( !defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

/**
 * Register schedule events
 *
 * @since 2.2.2
 */
function automatorwp_run_scheduled_automations_schedule_events() {

    if ( function_exists( 'as_schedule_recurring_action' ) ) {

        // Action scheduler support
        if ( ! as_next_scheduled_action( 'automatorwp_run_scheduled_automations_event' ) ) {
            as_schedule_recurring_action( time(), 60 * 5, 'automatorwp_run_scheduled_automations_event' );
        }

    } else {

        // WP Cron
        if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'automatorwp_run_scheduled_automations_event' ) ) {
            wp_schedule_event( time(), 'five_minutes', 'automatorwp_run_scheduled_automations_event' );
        }

    }

}
add_action( 'automatorwp_schedule_events', 'automatorwp_run_scheduled_automations_schedule_events' );

/**
 * Clear scheduled events
 *
 * @since 2.2.2
 */
function automatorwp_run_scheduled_automations_clear_scheduled_events() {
    wp_clear_scheduled_hook( 'automatorwp_run_scheduled_automations_event' );
}
add_action( 'automatorwp_clear_scheduled_events', 'automatorwp_run_scheduled_automations_clear_scheduled_events' );

/**
 * Process the run scheduled automations process
 *
 * @since 2.2.2
 */
function automatorwp_run_scheduled_automations() {

    global $wpdb;

    $datetime = date( 'Y-m-d H:i:s', current_time( 'timestamp' ) );
    
    $automations = AutomatorWP()->db->automations;
    $automations_meta = AutomatorWP()->db->automations_meta;

    // Bail if tables are not yet created
    if( ! automatorwp_database_table_exists( $automations ) ) return;

    $loop_types = automatorwp_get_automation_loop_types();

    $patterns = implode( ', ', array_fill( 0, count( $loop_types ), '%s' ) );


    // Get scheduled automations
    $results = $wpdb->get_results( $wpdb->prepare( "
        SELECT a.id
        FROM {$automations} AS a 
        LEFT JOIN {$automations_meta} AS am1 ON ( am1.id = a.id AND am1.meta_key = 'schedule_run' )
        LEFT JOIN {$automations_meta} AS am2 ON ( am2.id = a.id AND am2.meta_key = 'recurring_run' )
        LEFT JOIN {$automations_meta} AS am3 ON ( am3.id = a.id AND am3.meta_key = 'next_run_date' )
        WHERE a.type IN ( {$patterns} ) 
        AND a.status = 'active' 
        AND ( am1.meta_value = 'on' OR am2.meta_value = 'on' )
        AND am3.meta_value <= '{$datetime}'",
        $loop_types
    ) );
        
    
    if( is_array( $results ) ) {
        foreach ( $results as $automation ) {
            $schedule_run = (bool) automatorwp_get_automation_meta( $automation->id, 'schedule_run', true );
            
            $last_log = automatorwp_get_object_last_log( $automation->id, 'automation' );

            $automation_schedule_id = automatorwp_check_scheduled_automations_time( $automation->id, $last_log );

            // Schedule automations
            if ( ! empty( $schedule_run ) && ( empty( $last_log ) || ! empty( $automation_schedule_id ) ) ){
                // Run automations
                automatorwp_run_automation( $automation->id );
            } 
            
            // Recurring Automations
            if ( empty( $schedule_run ) ) {
                // Run automations
                automatorwp_run_automation( $automation->id );
            }
            
        }
    }

}
add_action( 'automatorwp_run_scheduled_automations_event', 'automatorwp_run_scheduled_automations' );

/**
 * Process to check scheduled automations time
 *
 * @since 2.2.2
 */
function automatorwp_check_scheduled_automations_time( $automation_id, $last_log ) {

    global $wpdb;

    $automations = AutomatorWP()->db->automations;
    $automations_meta = AutomatorWP()->db->automations_meta;

    if ( ! isset( $last_log->date ) )
        return false;
    
    $timestamp = strtotime( $last_log->date );
    
    // Get scheduled automations
    $results = $wpdb->get_results( "
        SELECT id
        FROM {$automations_meta} 
        WHERE meta_key = 'schedule_run'
            AND meta_value = 'on'
            AND id IN (
                SELECT id
                FROM {$automations_meta}
                WHERE meta_key = 'schedule_run_datetime'
                AND meta_value > {$timestamp} 
            ) ");

    return $results;

}

```