What are Cron Jobs?

Cron jobs are scheduled tasks that run automatically - useful for backups, sending emails and clearing caches.

Setting Up a Cron Job

  • Log in to cPanel
  • Go to Advanced -> Cron Jobs
  • Set the schedule (minute, hour, day, month, weekday)
  • Enter the command to run
  • Click Add New Cron Job

    • Schedule Examples

    Every minute: * * * * * Every hour: 0 * * * * Every day at midnight: 0 0 * * * Every Monday at 8am: 0 8 * * 1 Every 15 minutes: */15 * * * *

    Example Commands

    Run a PHP script: /usr/local/bin/php /home/USERNAME/public_html/cron.php

    Suppress output: /usr/local/bin/php /home/USERNAME/public_html/cron.php > /dev/null 2>&1