Step by step.
WHERE
cPanel, Advanced, Cron Jobs.
WHAT TO ENTER
A schedule, using the dropdowns or the five fields The command to run
THE EMAIL FIELD
Where output is sent.
Set it while testing, then consider clearing it or suppressing output.
Otherwise a job running every fifteen minutes emails you ninety-six times a day.
THE COMMAND
Usually the PHP binary, then the path to your script.
cPanel shows your home directory path elsewhere in the interface.
COMMON MISTAKES
A wrong path, so nothing runs Using a relative path, which does not work Forgetting the PHP binary A typographical error in the path
AFTER ADDING IT
Wait for one interval, then verify it ran.
TO TEST IMMEDIATELY
Temporarily set it to run every minute, verify, then set the real schedule.
TO EDIT OR REMOVE
The same screen lists existing jobs with edit and delete options.
