Laravel 8 Schedule Task not sending Email on Cpanel - php

Question

I would like to send an email via task scheduler every minute using Laravel 8.
Below is my code on Kernel.php
$schedule->call(function () {
$adminController = new AdminController();
$adminController->test();
})->everyMinute();
On the Admin Controller I have a method called test
public function test()
{
try {
$fp = fopen('cronJobTest.txt', 'a');
fwrite($fp, "Testing Started. ");
fclose($fp);
$email = new \stdClass();
$email->subject = "Cron Job Test";
$email->greetings = "Hi, Tested";
$email->message1 = "This is a cron job tester";
$email->btn_text = 'Test';
$email->message2 = "";
$email->url = "dashboard/test";
\Illuminate\Support\Facades\Notification::route('mail', 'myemailaddressHere#gmail.com')->notify(new EmailNotification($email));
}catch (Exception $exception){
$fp = fopen('cronJobTest.txt', 'a');
fwrite($fp, "Failed with exception ".$exception->getMessage());
fclose($fp);
}
}
On my local machine I then run the command:
php artisan schedule:work
An email is sent to the provided email address as expected.
However, after uploading the source code to shared hosting cpanel and setting up the Cron Job, the scheduler does not send an email.
I am sure the method test() is fired because if you look at the test() method, I am creating a file 'cronJobTest.txt' everytime the method is called and appending the text 'Test Started'.
In my web routes I have created a route to direct to the test() method and if I call the method via the route, an email is sent. ie https://mylaraveldomain.com/test
Route::get("test", [AdminController::class, 'test']);
However the same same method does not send an email if fired from the scheduler.
What might be causing this?

Answer 1

Do you have a cron in your server? If not, then that is the problem. Refer to this page.
Edit: Have you confirmed that the cron is running properly? If not, put an everyMinute job that logs something first. Check first if the log shows up.