How to execute PHP cron job on the new Da-manager control panel(Cpanel)
What is Cron Job?
According to Hivelocity
A cron job is a Linux command used for scheduling tasks to be executed sometime in the future. This is normally used to schedule a job that is executed periodically — for example, to send out a notice every morning. Some scripts, such as Drupal and WHMCS may require you to set up cron jobs to perform certain functions.
Hmm Da-manager?
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How to Schedule a task?
To run or execute your task(script) you will need to login to your da-manager control panel(Cpanel) either with their oneClick user login from your user dashboard or accessing the following address which leads straight to the Da-manager control panel as seen on the image below
Kindly fill in your Cpanel (control panel) details correctly and you can select or choose your preferred language or allow the system to decide and click on the login button.
Entered the right and correct details? you should see a screen like the one below now… can either be in light or dark mode depending on your preference
Kindly scroll down and click on Crontab under Control Web Panel(CWP) on the image below and you will be redirected to a page to configure your cron settings.
Click on + Add new cron job and enter your task configurations.
At Da-manager you can specify your PHP location followed by your script location; for example executing a php script that will welcome every new user.
you should consider the following parameters:
- Command:
This is a box where you input your script location
e.g System Default PHP
php -q /home/user_name/public_html/welcome_new_users.php
php -q /home/user_name/htdocs/welcome_new_users.php
Specifying your PHP version
/usr/local/bin/php -q /home/user_name/public_html/welcome_new_users.php
2. Description:
This act like a comment; letting you know what the cronjob is meant to do
3. TIME(When to run):
Time here is all about when your task should run automatically
for instance we want our tasks to run every 5minutes or 10mins
we would do this in advance settings
*/5****
Mins: */5
Hours: *
Days: *
Months: *
Weekdays: *
Need better understanding about CronTabs?
you can read more about cron tabs timing and different examples by following the link below
Check the image below to have better understanding
Click on the Save cron button
Congratulation mate you just succeeded in creating your first cron job
