This article will help you to know how to create scheduled tasks in ISPmanager with the help of Cron scheduler.
ISPmanager control panel allows you to create scheduled tasks – Cron. To create Cron scheduled tasks, follow the steps:
- As root user, go to Cron jobs.
- To add a new task, click Create plan.
- To edit an existing task, highlight the task and click Edit.
- Then fill in all fields in the window that opens:
- Command – the path to the executable program.
- The frequency is configured in basic or expert mode. When setting the frequency in basic mode, select one of the options from the drop-down list. (Every hour – the task will be executed at the beginning of every hour, Daily – at the beginning of every day, etc.)
- In expert mode, the following format is used:
- * – completing the task every minute
- */n – task execution every n minutes (n from 0 to 59)
- n – task execution with the beginning of the n-th minute
- a,b,c – execution of the task with the beginning of the specified minutes
- By analogy, a schedule is configured for other time parameters – hours (from 0 to 23), days (from 0 to 31), months (from 0 to 12). When specifying the day of the week, the following format is used:
- 0 – Sunday
- 6 – Saturday.
For example, to run the task every 10 minutes, enter like on the screenshot:
- To run the task, first specify the path to the interpreter. For example, to run the ISPmanager backup task daily at 06:10, enter like on the screenshot:
The Description field is optional. But it is recommended to indicate at least a summary of the scheduled tasks for the convenience of using the scheduler. - The e-mail address field is also optional. If necessary, you can enter your email address here and uncheck the box next to the Do not send report to e-mail box. So, notifications about the completion of tasks will be sent to the specified mail.
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