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'''webcron''' is the term for a time-based [[job scheduler]] hosted on a [[web server]]. The name derives its roots from the phrase ''web server'' and the Unix daemon [[cron]]. A webcron solution{{solution-inline|date=February 2020}} enables users to schedule jobs to run within the web server environment on a [[web host]] that does not offer a [[shell account]] or other means of scheduling jobs.<ref name="WebCronDoc">[http://barebonescms.com/documentation/webcron/ WebCron product documentation], retrieved December 1, 2010</ref><ref>{{psccite book |last1=Skvorc |first1=Bruno |last2=Punt |first2=Thomas |last3=Rafie |first3=Younes |last4=Pitt |first4=Christopher |last5=Lavaryan |first5=Reza |title=Better PHP Development |date=December16 2010August 2017 |publisher=SitePoint Pty Ltd |isbn=978-1-4920-2360-9 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Better_PHP_Development/XczDEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=webcron+schedule&pg=PT78&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref>

== Overview ==