A cron job is a command, that functions conveniently in the background on a predefined period of time and it executes a script inside a hosting account. There aren't any limitations regarding what the script can be - PHP, Bash, Perl, etcetera, what it can do, or what exactly the file extension will be. A few examples are supplying an everyday report which contains all of the user activity within a specified website, generating a regular backup or deleting the files inside a certain folder. These kinds of tasks or almost every other script can be executed on time periods selected by the end user - each few minutes, hours or days, and even once per month as well as once per year based on the specific purpose. Making use of cron jobs to automate various aspects of managing a site saves lots of time and efforts.

Cron Jobs in Shared Hosting

Our simple to use Hepsia Hosting Control Panel will allow you to create cron jobs with no trouble. If you don't have previous knowledge of such matters, you will find an incredibly user-friendly interface where one can schedule the execution of your cron, choosing one or more time possibilities - minutes, hours, days, months, or particular days of the week. The one thing that you will have to fill manually is the specific command to be run, which consists of the path for PHP, Perl and Python scripts as well as the path to the actual file that is to be executed. More skillful users can also take advantage of the Advanced mode of the instrument and enter manually the execution time with numbers and asterisks. If you need more crons than your shared hosting package allows you to have, you'll be able to upgrade this characteristic in increments of five with a few clicks.