Cron Job Every 7 Days At 4:00 am (Crontab)

This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 7 days at 4:00 am.

The Cron Job/Crontab

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

0 4 */7 * *

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

“Every 7 days at 4:00 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.

A crontab (also known as a “cron table”) is a file that contains a list of commands that are executed at specified times.

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 4:00 am“:

Field 1: (0) indicates that the task will be run at minute 0.

Field 2: (4) indicates that the task will be run at hour 4 (4 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: 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!.

Use Cases

You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 7 days at 4:00 am for several reasons, including:

• Clean up temporary files that are no longer needed
• Delete old log files that are taking up too much space
• Rotate backups so that the most recent one is always available
• Send a report to the system administrator with system performance data

Similar Cron Jobs

You might also want to run a crontab:

• every 2 days
• every 8 days
• every 6 days
• every 7 days
• every 4 days
• every 3 days at 2:00 pm
• every 4 days at 8:00 pm
• every 5 days at 7:30 am

FUN FACT: Cron is typically used for things like system maintenance tasks, running backups etc..

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.