This page will help you quickly and easily set up a cron job to run every 7 days at 9:00 pm.
The Cron Job/Crontab
To have your task run at this frequency, use the following cron:
0 21 */7 * *
This cron command translates to the following (in Human-Readable format):
“Every 7 days at 9:00 pm.”
What is a Cron Job & Crontab?
A cron job is a task that is scheduled to run at a specific time or interval. Cron jobs are commonly used to automate system maintenance or administration tasks, such as running backups or sending emails.
Crontab is a file that contains instructions for the cron daemon, which is a program that executes commands at specified intervals. Crontab files are typically edited with the crontab command, which allows users to create, edit, and delete their own crontab files.
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 9:00 pm“:
FUN FACT: When troubleshooting issues with cron jobs, it can be helpful to run them manually from the command line – this will allow you to see any error messages that might be generated..
Use Cases
You might want to set up a crontab or cron job to run every 7 days at 9:00 pm for several reasons, including:
- Sending a reminder email to a user every 7 days
- Backing up data to the cloud every 7 days
- Generating reports on server usage and sending them to the admin every 7 days
- Checking for updates to software dependencies and installing them if necessary every 7 days
Similar Cron Jobs
You might also want to run a crontab:
- every 6 days
- every 3 days
- every 8 days
- every 4 days
- every 5 days
- every 8 days at 3:00 am
- every 1 day at 7:00 am
FUN FACT: When configuring a cron job, you can specify the minute, hour, day of the month, month and day of the week when it should run – this gives you a lot of flexibility in terms of when your task will be performed automatically!.
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.