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Cron Jobs<\/strong> allow you to automate certain commands or scripts on your site. You can set a command or script to run at a specific time every day, week, etc. For example, you could set a cron job to delete temporary files every week to free up disk space. Schedulers which will do work for you at specific time, date.<\/p>\n

You need to have a good knowledge of Linux commands before you can use cron jobs effectively. Check your script with your hosting administrator before adding a cron job.<\/p>\n

Cron Email<\/strong><\/p>\n

Send an email every time a cron job runs. You can have cron send an email every time it runs a command. If you do not want an email to be sent for an individual cron job you can redirect the command’s output to \/dev\/null<\/strong> like this: mycommand >\/dev\/null 2>&1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set the email address on which you wish to receive notifications.<\/p>\n

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Add New Cron Job<\/strong><\/p>\n

With our linux cPanel hosting packages<\/a>, you can set the cron jobs with few clicks & selecting the appropriate options from the dropdown.
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\nCron jobs can be accessible by logging into your cPanel<\/strong> >> Advanced<\/strong> >> Cron Jobs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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You can set unlimited cron jobs with hosting packages at MilesWeb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Read: How to Add, Edit and Delete Cron Jobs in cPanel<\/a><\/p>\n

Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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