Cron jobs are timetabled tasks, that are executed on regular intervals of time pre-set by the end user and they also execute scripts coded in various programming languages - PHP, Perl, Bash, etcetera. Depending on what actually a cron needs to do, it can run each and every minute, every week or even annually. There're numerous handy applications to use cron jobs in your everyday management of a website. For example, a backup copy of the whole site can be generated once a day or perhaps weekly or an e-mail with all recent signups for the day may be sent to a specific email address. These types of automated options will make the administration of every site much easier. There aren't any specific file types that can be allowed or forbidden, so any script can be run employing a cron job.

Cron Jobs in Cloud Website Hosting

When you get any of our cloud website hosting packages, you can set up cron jobs with a few mouse clicks through your Hepsia Control Panel even if you have not done that before. Hepsia is very simple to use, so rather than entering numbers and asterisks on specific places, which is the common method to make a cron job, you can choose the minutes, hours or days some script needs to be run using quick drop-down navigation. The latter is done in the Cron Jobs area of the Control Panel and, naturally, you can use the first method too, if you're skilled enough and you prefer it. In both cases, you'll need to type in the path to the script that will be executed as well as the path to the PHP, Python or Perl system files within your account. The last mentioned is available in the Control Panel and you are able to copy/paste it, but if you encounter any kind of difficulties, you can contact your support team.