A cron job is a command, that functions automatically in the background over a pre-set period of time and it also executes a script in a website hosting account. There won't be any limitations in regard to what the script is - PHP, Bash, Perl, etcetera, what it can do, or what exactly the file extension will be. Some examples are sending a regular report with all of the user activity within a given website, generating a routine backup or erasing the content in a certain folder. These kinds of tasks and / or any other script can be run on intervals selected by the user - every few minutes, hours or days, and even once a month or perhaps once a year according to the specific purpose. Using cron jobs to improve numerous elements of managing a website saves considerable time and efforts.

Cron Jobs in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which is featured with all of our Linux cloud hosting packages, will help you to create cron jobs in several easy steps even if you have never used this type of function previously. As soon as you log in and proceed to the Cron Jobs area where you are able to create background tasks, you just need to copy and paste the server access path to Perl, Python or PHP depending on the script you will run, type the path within your account for the specific script file and then choose how often your cron job will be executed. For the latter, you'll be able to use the standard mode and choose the minutes, hours, days, etcetera via simple drop-down navigation, or in case you are more knowledgeable, you can use the advanced mode and set the time interval with numbers and asterisks i.e. the usual method that you might have used with other Control Panels.

Cron Jobs in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You can assign as many cron jobs as you need when you host your sites with a semi-dedicated server account from our company and it does not take over a minute to do that. In contrast to various website hosting Control Panels where you have to type commands and use numbers and asterisks on a single line to be able to set up a cron job, our Hepsia Control Panel includes an intuitive interface where you're able to choose how often a cron needs to be executed by using simple drop-down menus to choose the minutes, hours, weekdays, etc. The two things which you will have to type in manually are the folder path to the script file which has to be executed and the command path to the programming language system files in the account (Perl, Python, PHP). You'll be able to copy and paste the latter from the Server Information area of your web hosting Control Panel, so it won't take you more than a few clicks to set up a cron job in your semi-dedicated account.