misc/cron/archive.php

<?php
/**
 * Matomo - free/libre analytics platform
 *
 * @link    https://matomo.org
 * @license https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html GPL v3 or later
 */

if (!defined('PIWIK_DOCUMENT_ROOT')) {
    define('PIWIK_DOCUMENT_ROOT', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . "/../.."));
}

if (!defined('PIWIK_INCLUDE_PATH')) {
    define('PIWIK_INCLUDE_PATH', PIWIK_DOCUMENT_ROOT);
}

if (!defined('PIWIK_USER_PATH')) {
    define('PIWIK_USER_PATH', PIWIK_INCLUDE_PATH);
}

define('PIWIK_ENABLE_ERROR_HANDLER', false);
define('PIWIK_ENABLE_SESSION_START', false);

require_once PIWIK_INCLUDE_PATH . '/core/Common.php';

if (Piwik\Common::isPhpCliMode()) {
    require_once PIWIK_INCLUDE_PATH . "/core/bootstrap.php";

    $console = new Piwik\Console();

    // manipulate command line arguments so CoreArchiver command will be executed
    $script = array_shift($_SERVER['argv']);
    $piwikHome = PIWIK_INCLUDE_PATH;

    echo "
-------------------------------------------------------
Using this 'archive.php' script is no longer recommended.
Please use '/path/to/php $piwikHome/console core:archive " . implode(' ', $_SERVER['argv']) . "' instead.
To get help use '/path/to/php $piwikHome/console core:archive --help'
See also: https://matomo.org/docs/setup-auto-archiving/

If you cannot use the console because it requires CLI
try 'php archive.php --url=https://your.piwik/path'
-------------------------------------------------------
\n\n";

    array_unshift($_SERVER['argv'], 'core:archive');
    array_unshift($_SERVER['argv'], $script);

    $console->run();
} else { // if running via web request, use CoreAdminHome.runCronArchiving method
    Piwik\Common::sendHeader('Content-type: text/plain');
    $_GET['module'] = 'API';
    $_GET['method'] = 'CoreAdminHome.runCronArchiving';
    $_GET['format'] = 'console'; // will use Content-type text/plain

    if('' === Piwik\Common::getRequestVar('token_auth', '', 'string')) {
        echo "
<b>You must specify the Super User token_auth as a parameter to this script, eg. <code>?token_auth=XYZ</code> if you wish to run this script through the browser. </b><br>
However it is recommended to run it <a href='https://matomo.org/docs/setup-auto-archiving/'>via cron in the command line</a>, since it can take a long time to run.<br/>
In a shell, execute for example the following to trigger archiving on the local Piwik server:<br/>
<code>$ /path/to/php /path/to/piwik/console core:archive --url=https://your-website.org/path/to/piwik/</code>
\n\n";
        exit;
    }

    require_once PIWIK_INCLUDE_PATH . "/index.php";
}