Cron Job Every 7 Days At 11:30 am (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 7 days at 11:30 am.

The Cron Job/Crontab

To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:

30 11 */7 * *

This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):

“Every 7 days at 11:30 am.”

What is a Cron Job & Crontab?

A cron job is a time-based task that is set to run at specific intervals. This can be anything from running a script every hour to backing up a database every day. Cron jobs are typically used for maintenance tasks or tasks that need to be performed regularly, such as checking for updates or sending out reports.

The crontab is a file that contains instructions for the cron daemon. The crontab is typically edited using the crontab command.

Cron Fields

Every cron job uses five fields. Here is an explanation of what each field does in this cron, which runs “every 7 days at 11:30 am“:

Field 1: (30) indicates that the task will be run at minute 30.

Field 2: (11) indicates that the task will be run at hour 11 (11 am).

Field 3: (*/7) indicates that the task will be run every 7 days.

Field 4: (*) indicates that the task will be run every month.

Field 5: (*) indicates that the task will be run every day of the week.

 

FUN FACT: Each user on a system can have their own crontab, and commands in them will be executed as that user..

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 7 days at 11:30 am for several reasons, including:

• Calculate the average response time for customer service requests and email the results to the team every Monday
• Generate a report of website traffic statistics every Sunday and email it to the webmaster
• Back up the database every Saturday morning

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 2 days
• every 5 days
• every 8 days
• every 6 days
• every 3 days at 9:30 pm
• every 8 days at 12:00 am

FUN FACT: Cron jobs can be used to automate just about any task that needs to be performed regularly – so get creative and see what you can come up with!.

Wrapping Up

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If you are looking for cron jobs that run at certain minutes, hours, days, weekdays, or months, or if you are looking for miscellaneous cron jobs, then check out our relevant sections, or visit our cron job cheat sheet for a list of hundreds of popular cron jobs.