Are there any alternative methods to cronjobs for scheduling periodic execution of PHP scripts?

One alternative method to cronjobs for scheduling periodic execution of PHP scripts is using a web-based task scheduling service like Laravel's Task Scheduling feature. This allows you to define scheduled tasks within your PHP application itself, without relying on system-level cronjobs.

// Example of using Laravel's Task Scheduling feature to schedule a periodic task
$schedule->call(function () {
    // Your PHP script logic here
})->daily();