{"id":1729,"date":"2009-08-18T11:55:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-18T09:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/helpcentre\/?p=1729"},"modified":"2025-03-31T10:50:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T08:50:08","slug":"cronjob-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/website\/cronjob-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Cronjob Manager in konsoleH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <b>konsoleH Cronjob Manager<\/b> makes it possible for customers to execute commands or scripts automatically at set intervals. These scheduled scripts or commands are known as <b>cronjobs<\/b>. The <b>Cronjob Manager<\/b> allows you to create, edit and delete cronjobs for your xneelo hosted domain.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Create a Cronjob<\/h2>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><strong>Browse<\/strong> to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/secure.konsoleh.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">konsoleH<\/a><\/strong> and log in\u00a0at <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/accounts-and-payments\/konsoleh-access-levels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Admin or Domain level<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>If Admin level: Select or search for a <b>domain name<\/b> in the <b>Hosting Services<\/b>\u00a0tab<\/li>\r\n<li>Select <b>Manage Services<\/b>\u00a0from the left-hand menu<\/li>\r\n<li>Select <b>Cronjob Manager<\/b><\/li>\r\n<li>Select <b>Add<\/b><\/li>\r\n<li>Next to <b>Name<\/b>\u00a0you may give your cronjob a name.<\/li>\r\n<li>Next to <b>Job<\/b>\u2019you may enter the script or command that you would like to execute automatically. Please see below for examples.<\/li>\r\n<li>The <b>Status<\/b>\u00a0option allows you to either have the cronjob <b>Enabled<\/b>\u00a0or <b>Disabled.<\/b><\/li>\r\n<li>Under <b>When<\/b> <b>to<\/b> <b>execute<\/b>, set the <b>time(s)<\/b> when the cronjob needs to execute.<\/li>\r\n<li>Select <b>Save<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3>Correct Job syntax to use:<\/h3>\r\n<p>1. To <b>execute a PHP script<\/b>, you have the following different options depending on the location of your PHP script:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Script in <b>home<\/b> folder: \/usr\/bin\/php-wrapper \/usr\/home\/your-FTP-user\/path\/to\/script.php<\/li>\r\n<li>Script in <b>public_html<\/b> folder: \/usr\/bin\/php-wrapper \/usr\/www\/users\/your-FTP-user\/path\/to\/script.php<\/li>\r\n<li>Script in <b>public_ssl<\/b> folder: \/usr\/bin\/php-wrapper \/usr\/wwws\/users\/your-FTP-user\/path\/to\/script.php<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><b> <\/b>2. To <b>execute a script via a web address (URL<\/b>), you may use the following:<b><br \/><\/b><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>lynx -dump http:\/\/your-domain.com\/path\/to\/your\/script<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>3. To <b>execute a bash script<\/b>, you have the following different options depending on the location of your bash script:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Script in <b>home<\/b> folder: \/bin\/bash \/usr\/home\/your-FTP-user\/path\/to\/your\/script.sh<\/li>\r\n<li>Script in <b>public_html<\/b> folder: \/bin\/bash \/usr\/www\/users\/your-FTP-user\/path\/to\/your\/script.sh<\/li>\r\n<li>Script in <b>public_ssl<\/b> folder: \/bin\/bash \/usr\/wwws\/users\/your-FTP-user\/path\/to\/your\/script.sh<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Delete a Cronjob<\/h2>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><b>Select the cronjob<\/b> by ticking the checkbox next to the cronjob that you wish to delete.<\/li>\r\n<li>Select <b>Delete<\/b>\u00a0at the top right hand side.<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Confirm<\/b> that you wish to delete the cronjob by selecting <b>Yes<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p><b> The email address to which cronjob success or failure notifications are sent, can be changed by following the below steps:<\/b><\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Next to the <b>Send email notification to<\/b>\u00a0field, enter in the required email address.<\/li>\r\n<li>Select <b>Update<\/b><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2>Other functions\u00a0within the Cronjob Manager<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>To <b>manually run<\/b> a cronjob, select <b>Run<\/b>\u00a0under <b>Action<\/b>\u00a0on the right hand side of the cronjob you wish to run.<\/li>\r\n<li>To <b>edit<\/b> an existing cronjob, select <b>Edit<\/b>\u00a0under <b>Action<\/b>\u00a0on the right hand side of the cronjob you wish to edit.<\/li>\r\n<li>If you are an <b>advanced user<\/b>, familiar with creating cronjobs within <b>crontab<\/b>, you may manually add your cronjob(s) within the <b>Advanced<\/b> <b>View<\/b>\u00a0of the <b>Cronjob<\/b> <b>Manager<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Limitations within the Cronjob Manager<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>A <b>maximum<\/b> <b>of<\/b> <b>10<\/b> cronjobs are allowed.<\/li>\r\n<li>Cronjobs <b>may not run<\/b> more than once every <b>two<\/b> <b>hours<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Processes<\/b> initiated from cronjobs will be <b>cancelled<\/b> <b>automatically<\/b>, should they use more <b>system<\/b> <b>resources<\/b> than <b>permitted<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n","protected":false,"plain":"<p>The <b>konsoleH Cronjob Manager<\/b> makes it possible for customers to execute commands or scripts automatically at set intervals. These scheduled scripts or commands are known as <b>cronjobs<\/b>. The <b>Cronjob Manager<\/b> allows you to create, edit and delete cronjobs for your xneelo hosted domain.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Create a Cronjob<\/h2>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><strong>Browse<\/strong> to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/secure.konsoleh.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">konsoleH<\/a><\/strong> and log in\u00a0at <a href=\"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/accounts-and-payments\/konsoleh-access-levels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Admin or Domain level<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li>If Admin level: Select or search for a <b>domain name<\/b> in the <b>Hosting Services<\/b>\u00a0tab<\/li>\r\n<li>Select <b>Manage Services<\/b>\u00a0from the left-hand menu<\/li>\r\n<li>Select <b>Cronjob Manager<\/b><\/li>\r\n<li>Select <b>Add<\/b><\/li>\r\n<li>Next to <b>Name<\/b>\u00a0you may give your cronjob a name.<\/li>\r\n<li>Next to <b>Job<\/b>\u2019you may enter the script or command that you would like to execute automatically. Please see below for examples.<\/li>\r\n<li>The <b>Status<\/b>\u00a0option allows you to either have the cronjob <b>Enabled<\/b>\u00a0or <b>Disabled.<\/b><\/li>\r\n<li>Under <b>When<\/b> <b>to<\/b> <b>execute<\/b>, set the <b>time(s)<\/b> when the cronjob needs to execute.<\/li>\r\n<li>Select <b>Save<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3>Correct Job syntax to use:<\/h3>\r\n<p>1. To <b>execute a PHP script<\/b>, you have the following different options depending on the location of your PHP script:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Script in <b>home<\/b> folder: \/usr\/bin\/php-wrapper \/usr\/home\/your-FTP-user\/path\/to\/script.php<\/li>\r\n<li>Script in <b>public_html<\/b> folder: \/usr\/bin\/php-wrapper \/usr\/www\/users\/your-FTP-user\/path\/to\/script.php<\/li>\r\n<li>Script in <b>public_ssl<\/b> folder: \/usr\/bin\/php-wrapper \/usr\/wwws\/users\/your-FTP-user\/path\/to\/script.php<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><b> <\/b>2. To <b>execute a script via a web address (URL<\/b>), you may use the following:<b><br \/><\/b><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>lynx -dump http:\/\/your-domain.com\/path\/to\/your\/script<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>3. To <b>execute a bash script<\/b>, you have the following different options depending on the location of your bash script:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Script in <b>home<\/b> folder: \/bin\/bash \/usr\/home\/your-FTP-user\/path\/to\/your\/script.sh<\/li>\r\n<li>Script in <b>public_html<\/b> folder: \/bin\/bash \/usr\/www\/users\/your-FTP-user\/path\/to\/your\/script.sh<\/li>\r\n<li>Script in <b>public_ssl<\/b> folder: \/bin\/bash \/usr\/wwws\/users\/your-FTP-user\/path\/to\/your\/script.sh<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Delete a Cronjob<\/h2>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><b>Select the cronjob<\/b> by ticking the checkbox next to the cronjob that you wish to delete.<\/li>\r\n<li>Select <b>Delete<\/b>\u00a0at the top right hand side.<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Confirm<\/b> that you wish to delete the cronjob by selecting <b>Yes<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p><b> The email address to which cronjob success or failure notifications are sent, can be changed by following the below steps:<\/b><\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Next to the <b>Send email notification to<\/b>\u00a0field, enter in the required email address.<\/li>\r\n<li>Select <b>Update<\/b><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2>Other functions\u00a0within the Cronjob Manager<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>To <b>manually run<\/b> a cronjob, select <b>Run<\/b>\u00a0under <b>Action<\/b>\u00a0on the right hand side of the cronjob you wish to run.<\/li>\r\n<li>To <b>edit<\/b> an existing cronjob, select <b>Edit<\/b>\u00a0under <b>Action<\/b>\u00a0on the right hand side of the cronjob you wish to edit.<\/li>\r\n<li>If you are an <b>advanced user<\/b>, familiar with creating cronjobs within <b>crontab<\/b>, you may manually add your cronjob(s) within the <b>Advanced<\/b> <b>View<\/b>\u00a0of the <b>Cronjob<\/b> <b>Manager<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Limitations within the Cronjob Manager<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>A <b>maximum<\/b> <b>of<\/b> <b>10<\/b> cronjobs are allowed.<\/li>\r\n<li>Cronjobs <b>may not run<\/b> more than once every <b>two<\/b> <b>hours<\/b>.<\/li>\r\n<li><b>Processes<\/b> initiated 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