cPanel User Manual 

Adding a cron job in standard mode 

Overview 

Cron jobs allow you to automate certain commands or scripts on your server to 

complete repetitive tasks automatically. A cron job allows you to run a certain 

command at times set by the job. For example, you could set a cron job to delete 

temporary files every week so that your disk space is not being used up by those 

files. Standard mode gives you a range of pre set options for adding your cron 

job and is easier to use than advanced mode. 

Steps 

1

 To access the 

Cron Jobs Menu

, click on the  

  icon above the words 

Cron 

jobs

 on the main screen of your cPanel interface.  

2

 Click on 

Standard

 to access the 

Standard Cron Manager

. 

3

 Enter the email address you wish the output of the command run by the cron 

job to be sent to in the field next to 

.... will be sent :

4

 Enter the command you wish the cron job to run in the blank field next to 

Command to run:

5

Select how often you wish the command to be run by selecting an option in 

each of the boxes. 

6 

Click on 

Save Crontab

 to save your changes and set up your cron job. 

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