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=== Third-Party ===

There are multiple third-party webcron scheduling providers on the web.<ref name=setcron1>[https://www.setcron.com/ SetCron is a task scheduler service/ webcron that allows you to schedule cronjobs.]</ref><ref name=cronJobServices>[http://www.cronjobservices.com Webcron services]</ref> These services accept a URL and a frequency schedule to retrieve, or ping, the specified URL. Most{{which|date=December 2010}} providers have restrictions built into their system to avoid overloading their servers and to encourage users to sign up for premium accounts.<ref name=easycronPlans>[https://www.easycron.com/user/register EasyCron plans]</ref>

Users who set up premium accounts on third-party webcron scheduling providers typically{{Peacock term|date=December 2010}} gain additional benefits such as [[SMS]] and [[email]] notifications, uptime reports and logging, increased timeout limits, schedules won't expire, being able to use [[HTTP POST]] method, [[HTTP cookie]] support, or fewer restrictions on scheduling frequency.<ref>[http://www.setcronjob.com/html/prices SetCronJob premium pricing page], retrieved October 14, 2010</ref><!--- This is just an example I randomly chose. There are a good 30 or so third-party scheduling providers that offer different benefits with premium accounts. --><ref name="easycronPlans"/>{{psc|date=December 2010}}{{or?|date=December 2010}}

Some webcron service providers accept [[CRON expression]] in web interface to schedule the job executing time.<ref name=webcronCronExp>[https://www.easycron.com/faq/What-cron-expression-does-easycron-support EasyCron accepts cron expression]</ref><ref name=setcron2>[https://www.setcron.com/help#crontab-features What are the crontab features of SetCron?]</ref>