How to Set Up a CRON Job in cPanel
- Posted by admin
- 22 August 2009
- PRO-Webs Customers
CRON Jobs Detailed cPanel Tutorial
You will find your CRON manager icon in the very bottom utility box (Advanced) in your cPanel main dashboard screen.
Once you click the CRON jobs icon you are taken to the CRON selection screen. In this screen you will choose the means to manage CRON based on your level of experience. New users will select "standard".
In this screen you will actually setup your new CRON.
The first field, "Command to run" will likely be as above or even an http:// address within your website. This is the actual function you wish to schedule the execution for.
The other fields are to schedule the timing of the CRON. Minutes means, how many minutes apart to run the CRON for example. If you are setting a weekly CRON for example you would need only to select the Day and time as the minutes become unnecessary.
Try to run your CRON at a time when you website is less busy for optimum performance. Additionally note, that PRO-Webs and most other hosting companies will not allow you to run a CRON job in shorter than 10 minute intervals.
CRON jobs are an easy way to configure scripts and functions to run without human intervention, but keeping a close eye on your CRONs and their timing is crucial for the seamless running of your website as well.
