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Laravel Queue Setup on Shared Hosting

Laravel Queue Setup on Shared Hosting

Laravel queues allow you to defer time-consuming tasks like sending emails or processing uploads. But on shared hosting, there’s no supervisor tool like on VPS. Don’t worry — with cPanel and cron, you can still run queues efficiently.

🛠️ Prerequisites

  • Laravel project already deployed on shared hosting (via cPanel)
  • Queueable jobs created using php artisan make:job
  • Basic understanding of Laravel's queue system

⚙️ Step 1: Configure Your Laravel Queue

By default, Laravel uses the sync driver, which runs jobs immediately. Update the driver to database (or Redis, if supported):


QUEUE_CONNECTION=database

In your .env file, set the queue driver. If using database, run:

php artisan queue:table && php artisan migrate

This creates the necessary table for storing queued jobs.

📍 Step 2: Locate the Laravel Project Path

Find your full Laravel path on the server. It usually looks like:

/home/your-cpanel-user/your-laravel-folder

You’ll need this to run Artisan commands via cron jobs.

⏱️ Step 3: Add a Cron Job to Process Queues

  1. Log in to your cPanel account.
  2. Go to the Cron Jobs section.
  3. Add a new cron job with a schedule like: Every minute (* * * * *).
  4. Use the command: 
    cd /home/your-cpanel-user/your-laravel-folder && php artisan queue:work --tries=3 >> /dev/null 2>&1

This starts Laravel’s queue worker every minute and processes jobs if any are pending.

🧠 Optional: Use queue:listen vs queue:work

On shared hosting, you should prefer queue:work since queue:listen keeps running and won’t be handled properly by cron jobs.

🔍 Step 4: Test Your Setup

  • Dispatch a job using dispatch(new YourJob()).
  • Wait a minute and check if the task completed (e.g. email sent, file processed).
  • Check storage/logs/laravel.log for any errors.

🧪 Troubleshooting Tips

  • Ensure php artisan commands work via terminal or cron.
  • If needed, use the full PHP path (e.g., /usr/local/bin/php).
  • Verify that jobs and failed_jobs tables exist if using the database queue.

🎉 Done!

Even without root access or Supervisor, you can run Laravel queues reliably on shared hosting using cron jobs. This setup works great for small to medium apps.

If this helped you get your Laravel queues running on cPanel, feel free to share it or drop a link to your project!

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