Cron jobs are timetabled tasks, which run on regular time intervals pre-set by the user and they also execute scripts developed in various programming languages - PHP, Perl, Bash, etcetera. In accordance with what actually a cron needs to do, it can run each minute, once a week or even once per year. There are a lot of handy applications to make use of cron jobs in your day-to-day administration of a site. For instance, a backup copy of the full website may be generated daily or once a week or an email with all fresh signups for the day can be delivered to a given email. Such automatic options can make the administration of any site much easier. There aren't any precise file types that are allowed or forbidden, so any script can be run by using a cron job.
Cron Jobs in Cloud Website Hosting
The Hepsia Control Panel, that is included with all the Linux cloud website hosting packages, allows you to set up cron jobs in a couple of basic steps even when you have not employed such a option before. When you sign in and navigate to the Cron Jobs section where you can set background tasks, you just have to copy and paste the system access path to Perl, PHP or Python according to the script that you'll execute, type the path within your account to the actual script file and select how often your cron job has to be carried out. For the aforementioned, you can use the standard mode and choose the days, hours, minutes, etc. through simple drop-down options, or maybe in case you are more skilled, you'll be able to use the advanced mode and specify the time period with numbers and asterisks i.e. the standard method which you may have used with various other Control Panels.