title: How to use CRON in xampp windows? Step by step to be followed to use in development
body: <p>What are the steps to be taken in <code>xampp[codeigniter]</code> to use cron and how to make the cron to call our function in <code>XAMPP Windows</code>? Do we need to download any exe to run this cron? </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <ol>
    <li>create a batch file to run your php script using php executable "C:\xampp\php\php.exe C:\wamp\www\index.php"</li>
    <li>add this batch file in Scheduled Task in Windows control panel.</li>
    </ol>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>how to create a batch file thats the code to be written inside batch file? </p>