A cron job is a command, which functions conveniently in the background on a predefined period of time and it executes a script inside a website hosting account. There are no limits regarding what the script is - PHP, Bash, Perl, etc., what it can do, or what exactly your file extension will be. Some examples are supplying a regular report which contains all of the client activity within a specific site, generating a routine backup or erasing the files within a particular folder. These types of tasks as well as some other script can be run on time periods picked by the end user - each few minutes, hours or days, and even every month as well as once a year based on the exact purpose. Using cron jobs to improve different areas of managing a site saves considerable time and efforts.
Cron Jobs in Cloud Hosting
Our user-friendly Hepsia Hosting Control Panel will allow you to set up cron jobs without any difficulty. In case you don't have prior experience with these kinds of matters, you will find a really intuitive interface where you can schedule the execution of the cron, selecting one or more time options - minutes, hours, days, months, or particular weekdays. The single thing you will have to type in manually is the precise command to be executed, which includes the path for PHP, Perl and Python scripts as well as the path to the particular file that will be executed. Knowledgeable users can also use the Advanced mode of the instrument and enter by hand the execution period with numbers and asterisks. If you want additional crons than your cloud hosting plan allows you to have, you'll be able to upgrade this characteristic in increments of five with a couple of clicks.
Cron Jobs in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Setting up a cron job in our system is very easy. Once you log in to the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with all the semi-dedicated server accounts, you'll be able to go to the Cron Jobs section where you just need to choose the directory path to the script file to be executed as well as the command path for the specific language the script was written in - PHP, Perl, Python, Bash. You can find the aforementioned in the Control Panel, and you can copy/paste it with a couple of clicks. Then, choose the time period for the cron using drop-down menus for the months, days, hours or minutes and you are all set. Our cron job setup wizard makes the whole process very simple and intuitive, so you won't have any problems if you do not have prior experience. When you are more tech-savvy, you may also take advantage of the conventional cron format with the two paths, digits and asterisks typed on a single line.