In short: Create scheduled tasks in SiteWorx under Hosting Features > Cron Jobs. Use an absolute command path, run the job no more often than necessary, and capture output so failures are visible.
Create a cron job
- Sign in to SiteWorx and open Hosting Features > Cron Jobs.
- Choose the Simple interface unless you are comfortable with standard cron notation.
- Select the minute, hour, day, month and weekday schedule.
- Enter the complete command or script path.
- Add the job, then test its command manually or use a temporary safe schedule.
Use reliable commands
- Use absolute paths such as
/usr/bin/phpand the complete path to the script. - Quote paths or arguments containing spaces.
- Choose the PHP binary that matches the application where required.
- Do not rely on an interactive shell profile or current directory.
- Prevent concurrent runs when the application does not handle overlap safely.
Capture failures
Set the cron Mailto option to a monitored address or redirect output to an application log. A quiet job should still record errors and an expected completion status.
Start conservatively: A job running every minute can overlap, send excessive mail or consume account resources. Confirm one run completes before increasing frequency.
Common reasons a cron works manually but not automatically
- The executable or script path is relative.
- The cron environment has a different PATH or PHP version.
- Required environment variables are absent.
- The working directory or file permissions differ.
- The command is waiting for interactive input.
Further guidance
See the official InterWorx guide to managing scheduled tasks with cron.
