# Scheduled tasks on Linux hosting: run a job on a schedule > Run recurring jobs on HyperDC Linux hosting: create a scheduled task for a PHP script in the client area, choose how often it runs and test it with Run Now. Difficulty: Beginner A scheduled task runs a job for you at set times, such as sending queued mail or cleaning up old files. On Linux hosting you create tasks in the **Scheduled Tasks** tab of your service page, and they run as your account's own user, never as root. ## Step 1: Upload the script Upload your script with [File Manager](/guides/linux-hosting-disk-access), for example to `private/cron.php`. Outside `httpdocs`, visitors cannot open it. ## Step 2: Create the task 1. Open **Scheduled Tasks** and select **New Task**. 2. Enter a **Name** you will recognise. 3. Under **What it does**, choose **Run A PHP Script**. 4. In **Address or file**, enter the path relative to your hosting account, such as `private/cron.php`. 5. If the script needs them, enter its **Arguments**. 6. Choose the **PHP version** and **How often** it runs: - **Every Few Minutes**: set the **Minutes between runs**, from 1 to 1439. - **Every Hour**. - **Every Day**, **Every Week** or **Every Month**: write the **Time (HH:mm, server time)**, such as `03:00`. A weekly task also asks for the **Day**, a monthly task for the **Day of the month**, from 1 to 28. 7. Leave **Enabled** on and select **Create Task**. The **When** column then shows the schedule, such as **Every 15 minutes** or **Every day at 02:30**. ## Step 3: Test it Select **Run Now** in the task's row, then read the **Last run** column for the time and the result. **Verify:** the script did its job, such as writing the file or sending the message you expected. ## Fetch an address or run a script Under **What it does**, two more kinds of task are offered: - **Fetch An Address** opens a web address at the times you choose, such as `https://example.com/wp-cron.php`. - **Run A Program** runs a shell script (`.sh`) from your hosting account, with the **Arguments** you enter. Applications you install in one click add the tasks they need here by themselves, such as Moodle's cron or Laravel's scheduler; see [one-click PHP applications](/guides/linux-hosting-one-click-apps). **Overview** shows how many tasks you have and how many your plan allows. ## Change or remove a task - The pen icon in the task's row opens the same form; change it and select **Save Task**. Turn **Enabled** off there to pause the task without removing it. - The bin icon deletes the task. It stops running and is removed; the files it uses stay. ## Troubleshooting **The task reports an error.** Check the path in **Address or file**: it starts from your hosting account, so a script for your main domain starts with `httpdocs/`. Then run the script's page once in the browser, if it has one, to see its own message. ## Next steps - Each site's PHP version: [domains, PHP and .htaccess on Linux hosting](/guides/linux-hosting-domains-php). - Cron jobs from your old host: [move your website to Linux hosting](/guides/linux-hosting-migration). ## Frequently asked questions ### How often can a task run? As often as every minute: choose Every Few Minutes and set Minutes between runs to 1. ### Does a task run as root? No. Every task runs as your hosting account's own user, inside its limits, never as root. ### Can a task open a web address instead? Yes. Choose Fetch An Address under What it does and enter the address, such as https://example.com/wp-cron.php. Run A Program runs a shell script (.sh) from your account. ### Which clock do the times use? The server's time, written as HH:mm, such as 03:00. ### Where do I put the script? Anywhere in your hosting account. Outside httpdocs, visitors cannot open it. Upload it with File Manager. --- Source: \ Updated: 2026-11-07