Cron jobs allow you to automate certain commands or scripts on your site
You can set a command or script to run at a specific time every day, week, etc. For example, you could set a cron job to delete temporary files every week to free up disk space.
Prerequisites
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Access to cPanel or
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Access to Funio Hub
Task completion: 15 minutes
Expertise: advanced
How to do it?
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Log in to your cPanel. Under the Advanced section, click on Cron Jobs.
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You will be able to add new Cron Jobs there and manage the existing ones.
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Email: when a cron has executed, you will be notified by email. Enter a valid email so you can keep track of what has been executed.
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Command: type in the Unix command and the location of the file to execute. For example, to execute a PHP file you should type:
php /home/user/folder/script.php
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Minute: at what minute is the script executed.
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Hour: At what hour will it be executed. You can use * to run it every hour.
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Day: On what day will it be executed. These are days of the month or every day.
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Month: On which month, if not every month.
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Weekday: On what day or every day.
3. Click on Add New Cron Job and you're done!
NOTE: You can use the Common Settings drop-down option to use a preset interval.
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