This guide details the use of Crontab (crons via SSH), available only on Managed Cloud, by default (there is also a task scheduler for all hosting plans).

Prerequisites

• Script files called by cron must be executable (CHMOD).

Full path

Cron jobs do not have access to the absolute path. Calling PHP without specifying the full path to the executable makes it impossible to run the task. You must specify

/opt/phpX.X/bin/php

by replacing X.X with the desired PHP version (/opt/php8.1/bin/php for example).

Other operations

For example:

• List the cron jobs for the SSH user in question:

  crontab -l -u Username

• Edit the cron jobs:

  crontab -e -u Username

• Receive email notifications about the results of your cron jobs (add this to the beginning of the file):

  MAILTO=e-mail@domain.xyz

Restore a backup

Infomaniak backs up your cron jobs for the last 7 days (once a day). If you accidentally delete a cron job, contact Infomaniak support to request a restoration, specifying the time and date of the deletion.