How to Create a Cron Job in cPanel?

[HosTechS]

1. Click on the "Cron Jobs" icon inside cPanel, under Advanced.

2. Make sure the current email address is valid. If not, enter a new email and click the "Update Email" button.

3. Select the Common Setting you want. This will automatically change the other time settings.

4. Alternatively, you may adjust the individual time settings. Minute, Hour, Day, Month and Weekday can be modified to achieve your goal.

5. In the input box to the right of "Command", type the name of the file type, then add a space and provide the path to the file which you would like the command to run.

6. Click the "Add New Cron Job" button.

[vijaykl32]

Steps to create a cron job in cpanel are as followed:-
1.Log in to cPanel, scroll down to the Advanced section and click the Cron Jobs icon.
2.Scroll down to the Add New Cron Job section. You can either select from the Common Settings drop down menus or fill out your own custom values. Fill out the form
3.Enter the command you want to run in the Command field and click Add New Cron Job. The command can be any command able to be run from the Linux terminal.
A confirmation will appear to confirm that the job has been added.

[BenSages]

cPanel >> Home >> Advanced >> Cron Jobs

The step are better explained below,

1. Select the interval at which you wish to run the cron job from the appropriate menus, or enter the values in the text boxes.

Common Settings — Select a commonly-used interval. The system will configure the appropriate settings in the Minute, Hour, Day, Month, and Weekday text boxes for you.
Minute — The number of minutes between each time the cron job runs, or the minute of each hour on which you wish to run the cron job.
Hour — The number of hours between each time the cron job runs, or the hour of each day on which you wish to run the cron job.
Day — The number of days between each time the cron job runs, or the day of the month on which you wish to run the cron job.
Month — The number of months between each time the cron job runs, or the month of the year in which you wish to run the cron job.
Weekday — The days of the week on which you wish to run the cron job.

2. In the Command text box, enter the command that you wish the system to run.

3. Click Add New Cron Job.

[Beingdinu]

Log in to cPanel, scroll down to the Advanced section and click the Cron Jobs icon.

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Scroll down to the Add New Cron Job section. You can either select from the Common Settings drop down menus or fill out your own custom values. Fill out the form as follows:

Common Settings: This option allows you to select a preset interval for your cron job to run.

If you have not chosen one of the preset Common Settings, choose from the other options:

Minute: Either enter a custom value or select a preset value from the Common Settings menu.
Hour: Either enter a custom value or select a preset value from the Common Settings menu.
Day: Either enter a custom value or select a preset value from the Common Settings menu.
Month: Either enter a custom value or select a preset value from the Common Settings menu.
Weekday: Either enter a custom value or select a preset value from the Common Settings menu.

The following example shows a job set up to run twice daily.

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Enter the command you want to run in the Command field and click Add New Cron Job.

The command can be any command able to be run from the Linux terminal. This includes scripts per our example.

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A confirmation will appear to confirm that the job has been added.

[Not Named]

You can add a cron job in cPanel by accessing cPanel >> Home >> Advanced >> Cron Jobs.

The option contains the below entries which is as mentioned below

Common Settings: You can select a commonly-used interval, you can asjust this as per your need using the Minute, Hour, Day, Month, and Weekday text boxes avaialable.

Minute: You can enter number of minutes between each time the cron job runs, or the minute of each hour during which you plan on runnig the cron job.

Hour: You can enter the number of hours between each time the cron job runs, or the hour of each day during which you plan to run the cron job.

Day: You can enter the number of days between each time the cron job runs, or the day of the month during which you plan to run the cron job.

Month: You can enter the number of months between each time the cron job runs, or the month of the year during which you plan to run the cron job.

Weekday: You can enter the days of the week during which you plan to run the cron job.

2. In the Command text box, enter the command that you wish the system to run.

For example, /usr/local/bin/php /home/hosting/public_html/cron.php

3. Click Add New Cron Job.