What is a cron job? Read this :)

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    When I run my cron jobs hosting service, many people come to my web site, and ask: what is a cron job?!

    Here's the answer:

    - From Wikipedia
    - From Newbie: Intro to cron
    - From Admin Choice
    - From AOTA dot net
    - From Drupal (very short :D)
    - From NTC Hosting
    Overall, definitions are not needed. All you need is using cron for what purpose:
    E.g, you have a script at http://www.setcronjob.com/backup.php which backup files and database once called.

    If you need to back up daily, set a cron job to call it daily.
    In crontab, add this line:
    0 0 * * * lynx http://www.setcronjob.com/backup.php
    Code (markup):
    and done.

    You can set cron job with Cron Jobs feature in control panel, or use some online cron jobs services, free ones are listed at this article.

    Hope this help :)
     
    thuankkk, Jul 1, 2009 IP
  2. dynashox

    dynashox Premium Member Staff

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    In Windows, it is called Task Scheduler. Unix and Linux tend to use weird name for their stuff. :D

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  3. thuankkk

    thuankkk Active Member

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    Unix/Linux commands and names are often shorter (and stranger) than Windows' :D
     
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