How do I set specific time for cron job?

[RonSanSolo]

I have two basic questions regarding the Crontab in Plesk:

1. How do I set a cron job to run at a specific time? For example, to run at 10:30 AM every day?

2. If I do not set a specific time, but rather have the cron run "every day", what time will it run?

Thanks,
Ron

 

[maxrisc]

The easiest way to do this is to go into the crontab manager in control panel.

Minutes are from 0-59
Hours are from 0-23
Days of Month 1-31
Months 1-12
Day of Week 1-7

You mix and match your numbers for the times you want your program to run.

For example you have a script you want to run every day and midnight.

Minute 0
Hour 0
Day of Month 1-31
Month 1-12
Day of Week 1-7

And then specify your command.

If you got a job you want to run every 15 minutes every day you would use the above but change minutes to be 0,15,30,45