Continuing with his Linux 101 series, Jack Wallen introduces you to the basics of task scheduling with cron.

How to Monitor the Cron Script Process. Cron processes, or "cron jobs," may be used to start and stop applications within a Linux or Unix operating system. You can create cron jobs to perform ...

How to setup Nginx, PHP and PHP-FPM To setup and configure fastCGI (FPM), PHP, and Nginx on Ubuntu Linux, follow these steps: Perform an apt-get update to ensure access to the latest packages. Install ...

However, that backup script isn’t going to automatically run without the help of cron. Cron is the scheduling system for Linux and without it you’d be hard-pressed to schedule regular tasks on ...