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How do I set up a cron job?

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Note: Cron jobs are only available on UNIX-based accounts.

There are two ways to set up cron job: from Control Panel and through shell access. Please read SSH section to learn more about shell access.

The easiest way to do this is set it from Control Panel:

  1. Log in to your Control Panel.
  2. Click FTP Manager under FTP.
  3. Click the Off button next to Crontab if it's not turned on yet.
  4. Click Edit to start adding cronjob.
  5. Fills in each textbox with appropriate information.

Fields Explanation (from left to right):

  • Minute: the minute the command will run, a number from 0 to 59
  • Hour: the hour the command will run, a number from 0 to 23
  • Day: the day the command will run, a number from 0 to 31
  • Month: the month the command will run, a number from 1 to 12
  • Day of week: the day of week the command will run, a number from 0 to 6

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