How to set up a task to be executed every X minutes on a Plesk server?

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.

1. Log in to Plesk.

2. Go to Tools & Settings > Scheduled Tasks, press the Add Task button to create a new task or click the already existing task.

3. Select the Cron style in the drop-down menu opposite the Run directive:

   

4. 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:

     * * * * *

   • every 2 minutes:

     */2 * * * *

   • every 5 minutes:

     */5 * * * *

   • every 30 minutes:

     */30 * * * *

   Windows

   • every minute:

     * * * * *

   • every 2 minutes:

     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 * * * *

   • every 5 minutes:

     0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55 * * * *

   • every 30 minutes:

     0,30 * * * *