A cron job runs a command or script automatically on a schedule, for example a nightly clean-up task.
- In cPanel, go to Advanced > Cron Jobs.
- Under Add New Cron Job, pick a schedule from Common Settings, or set the minute, hour, day, month and weekday yourself.
- Enter the command, for example
/usr/local/bin/php /home/cpuser/public_html/cron.php. - Click Add New Cron Job.
Cron sends an email each time a job produces output. To stop this, add >/dev/null 2>&1 to the end of the command, or change the Cron Email address at the top of the page.
Please do not run jobs more often than every 5 minutes, as frequent jobs slow the server for everyone.
