How to setup scheduled tasks [Cron jobs] in Plesk?

  • Sign in to your eWallHost account by clicking on the "Login" option located in the top right corner.
  • After logging in, navigate to the "Services" section to access a list of hosting packages associated with your account.
  • To access your hosting package, click the ">" symbol located under the "Action" column next to your desired option. Then, select "Hosting Info" and click on "Web Hosting."
  • On the Plesk home page, click on "Website and Domain" on the left side, and then select "Schedule Task."
  • On the directed page, click the "Settings" tab. You will have two options for setting the time:
    • Use the system default time.
    • Use a specific time zone.
  • Based on your preference, select either one and click the "OK" button below.
  • Next, click "Add Task" on the Schedule Tasks home page. You will need to fill out certain criteria, such as:
  • Under the "Task Type" section, you have three options:
    • Run as command
    • Fetch a URL
    • Run as a PHP script
  • Enter the command. Select the desired frequency for the cron job to run.Provide a description for the task.
  • For the "Notify" section, you have three options:
    • Do not notify
    • Notify on errors only
    • Notify every time
  • Based on your preference, you can select the notification settings.
  • Under the "Send notification to" option, you can choose to send notifications to either the subscription owner or other specific users.
  • Once you have filled in all the required details, click the "OK" button at the bottom.


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