At Simply.com you can set up cronjobs either via the control panel's URL‑based cron system or by logging in with SSH and using the Linux crontab.
There are two different ways to set up cron jobs at Simply.com.
Under “Website” in our Control Panel, you can configure URLs that our cron system opens at various intervals.
Our cron system opens a given URL as if you had opened it in your browser, with the only exception that the system does not follow redirects (HTTP 3xx). You therefore need to supply the exact URL you want the cron system to open. Note that this cron system is also subject to the same HTTP timeout as normal browser requests.
The other method is only possible on PHP Webhosting, and is considerably more technical, as it requires you to log in via SSH and use the Linux crontab -e command. Here you can set up commands that Linux will execute at intervals, e.g. calling a .php file directly. This type of cron jobs is not subject to timeouts.
You can read more about the crontab syntax here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron#Overview
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