{"id":24377,"date":"2022-02-02T14:33:20","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T14:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1-grid.com\/knowledge\/plesk-setting-up-scheduled-tasks\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T13:01:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T13:01:20","slug":"plesk-setting-up-scheduled-tasks","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/1grid.co.za\/knowledge\/plesk-setting-up-scheduled-tasks\/","title":{"rendered":"Plesk: Setting up Scheduled Tasks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"WordSection1\">\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This article provides you with information on how to setup scheduled tasks in Plesk.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; color: #183247; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-color: #fefefe;\" data-identifyelement=\"237\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\" data-identifyelement=\"238\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" data-identifyelement=\"239\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px;\" data-identifyelement=\"240\"><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\" data-identifyelement=\"241\">Step 1\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Login to Plesk.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 8px 0px 4px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px; line-height: 17px; list-style: disc; color: #183247; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-color: #fefefe;\" data-identifyelement=\"242\">\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important;\" data-identifyelement=\"243\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\" data-identifyelement=\"244\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" data-identifyelement=\"245\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;\" data-identifyelement=\"246\">Login with username and password received when you completed your subscription.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; color: #183247; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-color: #fefefe;\" data-identifyelement=\"247\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\" data-identifyelement=\"248\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" data-identifyelement=\"249\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; word-break: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; color: #183247; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; background-color: #fefefe;\" data-identifyelement=\"251\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\" data-identifyelement=\"252\"><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" data-identifyelement=\"253\"><a class=\"image-enlarge-link\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #00c1dc !important; text-decoration: underline !important; outline: 0px; outline-offset: -2px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33039004839\/original\/L1ubpCjTOqJq_b04lKlEHiGvLLchUAuHog.png?1585753526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-identifyelement=\"254\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered fr-shadow\" style=\"box-sizing: content-box; border: 1px solid #cccccc; vertical-align: top; max-width: 100%; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) 0px 1px 3px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16) 0px 1px 1px 1px; position: relative; margin: 5px auto; display: block; float: none; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 429.806px;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33040624232\/original\/KSobotujPTbDDgRDiZvDiJsnlf3lrali5g.png?1589379650\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33040624232\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 2<\/strong> &#8211; Click on Scheduled Tasks<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you need to run scripts on your hosting account at a specific time, use the task scheduler in Plesk to make the system automatically run the scripts for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33091199473\/original\/vFRVBbtl1mt7wCAgBqF7tIdXNS7M750f-Q.png?1675850520\" width=\"495\" height=\"333\" data-id=\"33091199473\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 3<\/strong> &#8211; Click on <strong>Add Task<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered fr-shadow aligncenter\" style=\"width: 559px;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33040661227\/original\/1U42XHGQGAsFOSy6kbS9QUf8ZSjC6po7WA.png?1589440498\" height=\"226\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33040661227\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Step 4<\/strong> &#8211; Complete task schedule and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-fil fr-dib aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33091199576\/original\/TKL5MmVyzZ90iFvkBolJ34HWucokAJePgQ.png?1675850613\" width=\"535\" height=\"351\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33091199576\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Command. Specify the full path to the executable file to be run. This includes binary files, shell scripts, and batch files.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fetch a URL. Specify the URL only; there is no need to type the command, such as \u201ccurl\u201d or \u201cwget\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Run a PHP script. Specify the path to the script relative to your virtual host directory. You can click the <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dii\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33031953406\/original\/T9io0nj0ZAVNPFjuTcUooPOXfmB8McbPog.png?1571215302\" alt=\"image-74476.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/>icon to quickly locate the script file<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Next, select how often the task will run, and set the desired time and date. By default the time is in the server time zone; if you need to select a different time zone, go to Websites &amp; Domains tab &gt; Scheduled Tasks &gt; Settings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You can also set a description for the task, and configure notifications.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"fr-fic fr-dib fr-bordered fr-shadow aligncenter\" style=\"width: 820px;\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/33040661885\/original\/A3INbWy4E4DmgU0dyBQR9rQAsQZlsjVCrg.png?1589441303\" height=\"323\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"33040661885\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article provides you with information on how to setup scheduled tasks in Plesk. Step 1\u00a0&#8211; Login to Plesk. 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