title: Does SSH2 PHP extension (for creating CRON jobs) work on Windows as well?
body: <p>I want to follow <a href="https://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/managing-cron-jobs-with-php--net-19428" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this tutorial</a> to learn about creating CRON jobs in PHP.</p>
  
  <p>Two things:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li><p>I am working on a Windows Machine. But the tutorial says, </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>The cronTab, or "Cron Table", is a Linux system process / daemon which
    facilitates the scheduling of repetitive tasks thereby easing up our
    day to day routine.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p><strong>So does this mean that it will Not work on Windows machines?</strong></p></li>
  <li><p>I have read that <code>SSH2</code> is only available for PHP versions which are
  older than <code>PHP 7.0</code>. </p>
  
  <p>I currently have <code>PHP 7.0</code> So the question is that should I downgrade
  my PHP (that is uninstall this version and install <code>PHP 5.6</code>) to use
  this extension.</p></li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>My ultimate purpose to create a CRON job to keep monitoring a directory for the presence of a certain type of files. When a file is found, it is opened and useful data is extracted from it and loaded into the database. </p>