How to Set Up Cron Jobs in cPanel

When you want tasks to run automatically at scheduled times in your hosting account. This article explains how to create and manage cron jobs in cPanel.

About Cron

Cron is a Linux daemon used to automate scheduled tasks (cron jobs) on a server.
If you want to run a command or a php program on a specified time interval like once a day or once a week, you can setup cron jobs using this interface.

Steps to access and Setup Cron Jobs in cPanel

In this tutorial, we will see how to access and setup Cron Jobs using cPanel.

1. Log into your cPanel account.

2. Click on Cron Jobs in the Advanced section on the cPanel home screen.

3. If you want to receive cron email then enter your email address in which you wish to get cron emails. Click Update email to update your email. Every time the cron job runs, the e-mail account receives a message.

4. If you want to Add a new cron job then scroll down to the Add New Cron Job section. You can either select from the Common Settings drop down menus or fill out your own custom values. 

5. In the Command text box, type the command that you want to run and click Add New Cron Job

6. If you want to Edit a cron job then under Current Cron Jobs, click Edit for the cron job that you want to edit.

7. If you want to delete a cron job then under Current Cron Jobs, click Delete for the cron job that you want to delete.