Cron Jobs

Cron jobs let you run commands or scripts automatically on a schedule. They are useful for tasks like clearing caches, sending emails, running backups, or updating data.

What is a cron job?

A cron job is a scheduled command that runs at specific intervals. Each job is defined by a schedule (using five time fields) and a command to execute. The five time fields are: minute, hour, day of month, month, and day of week. Use * to mean "every" value.

Creating a cron job

1. Go to the Cron Jobs section of your web hosting server
2. Click Add Cron Job
3. Fill in the schedule fields:

• Minute (0-59)
• Hour (0-23)
• Day of Month (1-31)
• Month (1-12)
• Day of Week (0-6, where 0 = Sunday)

4. Enter the Command to run (e.g., php /home/user/domains/yourdomain.com/public_html/artisan schedule:run)
5. Click Add

Common cron schedules

Schedule	Minute	Hour	Day	Month	Weekday
Every minute	`*`	`*`	`*`	`*`	`*`
Every 5 minutes	`*/5`	`*`	`*`	`*`	`*`
Every hour	`0`	`*`	`*`	`*`	`*`
Every day at midnight	`0`	`0`	`*`	`*`	`*`
Every Monday at 3 AM	`0`	`3`	`*`	`*`	`1`
First day of month	`0`	`0`	`1`	`*`	`*`

Deleting a cron job

1. Go to the Cron Jobs section
2. Find the job you want to remove
3. Click Delete and confirm