Cron jobs are used to automate regularly recurring processes. They can control at what times of the day and/or on which days of the week specific programs or scripts are executed.
1. Create a Cron job
To create a new Cron job, log in to your Emubox Control Panel Login.
You will find the «Cron Job Manager» in the dashboard under «Scheduled Tasks»
Click on «+ Add Task» and fill out the following fields:
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- Subscription: Choose the domain where the cron job should be executed.
- Task Type: Choose your preferred type.
- Command: The file you want to execute as a cron job must be executable or run by an interpreter.
- Execute: Choose the execution time
- Notification: Do not notify, Notify only on error, or Notify every time the cron job is executed.
Emubox Recommendation: We recommend that, if possible, you choose the start time for your cron job between 01:00 and 05:00 at night, as the server load is lower during these times than during the day or at midnight.
With «Run Now», you can test the new task.
Save the new task with «OK».
2. Further Resources
For more information on how to handle Cron jobs, you can visit http://www.howtoforge.de/anleitung/eine-kurze-einfuhrung-in-cron-jobs or refer to the Unix book of your choice.