Adding a cron job
To add a cron job, follow these steps:
- Log in to cPanel.
- In the ADVANCED section of the cPanel home screen, click Cron Jobs.
- Under Cron Email, type the e-mail address where you want to receive notifications, and then click Update Email. Every time the cron job runs, the e-mail account receives a message.
- Under Add New Cron Job, specify the interval for the command you want.
- In the Command text box, type the command that you want to run.
- Click Add New Cron Job. cPanel creates the cron job.
Editing a cron job
To edit a cron job, follow these steps:
- Log in to cPanel.
- In the ADVANCED section of the cPanel home screen, click Cron Jobs.
- Under Current Cron Jobs, click Edit for the cron job that you want to edit.
- Make the changes that you want, and then click Edit Line.
Deleting a cron job
You can delete a cron job when you no longer want a command to run automatically.
To delete a cron job, follow these steps:
- Log in to cPanel.
- In the ADVANCED section of the cPanel home screen, click Cron Jobs.
- Under Current Cron Jobs, click Delete for the cron job that you want to delete.
- Confirm that the cron job is the one that you want to delete, and then click Delete. cPanel deletes the cron job.
