A cron job is a command, which functions conveniently in the background over a pre-set period and it also executes a script inside a hosting account. There are no limitations regarding what the script is - PHP, Bash, Perl, etc., what it can do, or what exactly the file extension should be. Some examples are supplying a day-to-day report with all of the client activity on a given site, creating a regular backup or deleting the files within a certain folder. These tasks or almost every other script can be run on intervals chosen by the end user - each few minutes, hours or days, and even once per month or once per year depending on the particular goal. Using cron jobs to automate various areas of administrating a site saves a lot of time and efforts.
Cron Jobs in Cloud Website Hosting
The Hepsia Control Panel, which is provided with all the Linux cloud website hosting, allows you to create cron jobs in several easy steps even if you have never used this function previously. Once you sign in and navigate to the Cron Jobs section where you are able to set background tasks, you just have to copy and paste the server access path to Perl, PHP or Python according to the script you'll execute, type the path in your account for the specific script file and then choose how often your cron job has to be carried out. For the aforementioned, you can use the basic mode and pick the days, hours, minutes, etc. using uncomplicated drop-down navigation, or if you are more knowledgeable, you can take full advantage of the advanced mode and specify the time interval with numbers and asterisks i.e. the typical method which you might have used with other Control Panels.
Cron Jobs in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you use a semi-dedicated server account with our company to host your sites, you are able to install cron jobs for all of them with ease. This can be done in 3 really easy steps inside the Hepsia Control Panel which is used to take care of the web hosting account, so you are able to set up a new cron even when you do not have any prior experience. In the Cron Jobs area of Hepsia, you'll discover a box where you have to copy and paste the path to the system files in your account for the programming language your script was written in - PHP, Python, Perl, Bash, and so on. You also have to submit the folder path to the script file which will be executed in the same box and then use our intuitive drop-down menus to decide how often our system will execute the cron. Experienced users, can also take advantage of the traditional method of setting up a cron job by typing digits and asterisks in certain positions in addition to the previously mentioned paths.