Cron Generator Utility

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Your cron file

Copy this text and paste it into a text editor. Save the file as whatever you want, upload to a directory on your server (in ASCII mode), then run the following command:

crontab /path/to/the/file/you/just/uploaded

For more information about cron, have a search on Google.

Our Cron Generator Utility will help you generate the syntax for creating a cron job.

Cron is a unix/linux function that will allow you to run a command at a specific time automatically. Whether you need it to run daily or weekly, you'll be able to accomplish this once the task is set up through Cron. Cron in essence is similar to a task scheduler, like the one built into the Windows Operating System.

Simply input the time you wish your program/script to run by inputting appropriate values into the form below. Times should be given in 24 hour format.

Examples:

To run a program/script every hour, you would put '0' in the minute box and leave the rest blank

To run a program/script every night at 11:30, you would put '30' in the minute box, '23' in the hour box and leave the rest blank

Then, input the full path to your program/script in the 'Script' box.