Applicable to:
- Plesk for Linux
- Plesk for Windows
Question
How to set up a task to be executed:
- every minute
- every 2 minutes
- every 5 minutes
- every 30 minutes
on a Plesk server?
Answer
The cron format for setting time of the task execution can be used.
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Go to Plesk > Tools & Settings > Scheduled Tasks, press the Add Task button to create a new task or click the already existing task.
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Select the Cron style in the drop-down menu opposite the Run directive:
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Specify the required time in the cron format:
Note: using the "/" character is not allowed in Windows.
Instead of this, it's required to place a comma-separated list for each execution time.
If you try to use the "/" character, the next error will appear:
"Invalid crontab syntax"Linux-
every minute:
CONFIG_TEXT: * * * * *
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every 2 minutes:
CONFIG_TEXT: */2 * * * *
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every 5 minutes:
CONFIG_TEXT: */5 * * * *
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every 30 minutes:
CONFIG_TEXT: */30 * * * *
Windows-
every minute:
CONFIG_TEXT: * * * * *
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every 2 minutes:
CONFIG_TEXT: 0,2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28,30,32,34,36,38,40,42,44,46,48,50,52,54,56,58 * * * *
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every 5 minutes:
CONFIG_TEXT: 0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 * * * *
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every 30 minutes:
CONFIG_TEXT: 0,30 * * * *
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Comments
2 comments
Hello! The example provided is not clear and only works because "every 30 minutes" is equivalent to two executions - at :00 and :30 of the hour. However, if you took this same command and wanted to edit it to every 2 minutes for example, somebody might try to use the cron-style (Windows): 0,2**** , but this is not correct. This would only run the task at :00 and :02 of the hour. To run a task every 2 minutes, you would need to use the following cron-style (Windows): 0,2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28,30,32,34,36,38,40,42,44,46,48,50,52,54,56,58 * * * *
Can you please review this article and update it if necessary to clarify the correct format for every x minutes?
Thanks!
Hi @Chad Thornburg,
Indeed, using the "/" character is not allowed in Windows
Instead of this, it's required to place a comma-separated list for each execution time
If you try to use the "/" character, the next error will appear:
So, your examples are correct and I added them to the article. Thank you!
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