Jun 12 2008
Managing Crontab Using Plesk
We have already gone over the importance of using cronjobs to manage your Dedicated Server, as these scheduled tasks assist you in self-managing. This will save you time, staff, and money in the long run, especially because they are so incredibly easy to setup! Crontab will allow you to automatically run scheduled tasks on the server, and if selected, receive automatic emails showing the results. These email updates can really save you hassle, as you will know that each task has been completed and what the results were immediately.
Using Plesk on Linux or Windows dedicated servers, you can manage your crontabs effeciently by simply following these easy steps:
Click on Crontab and then select the name of user who you want to manage the crontab. There should be a dropdown box of all the users listed on your dedicated server. You can also choose as an optional step to have emails sent to whatever address you provide. If you don’t want emails, don’t enter an address in this box:
Next, click on Add New Task which is the small Clock Icon you see in the upper left.
From there, you’ll need to enter the specific paramaters to set the frequency of the task. Enter * to select all. For example, you can set options to run crontabs every minute, every 2 hours, every Monday of each week, and every month of the year. Then simply enter the path to the file that will execute the crontab: i.e. /usr/bin/python-s/var/mailman/cron/checkdbs and click OK:
Afterwards, you’ll be able to assure the task has been successfully setup. If you ever need to modify an existing task, simply click on the name of the cronjob listed under “Command”. To delete existing tasks, check the box next to the command and click on “Remove selected”:
