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Hi Sorin,

Thanks! I managed to find the unix syntax for setting up this cron job in Direct Admin.

/usr/bin/wget -O /dev/null -q https://user:[email protected]/?backup=UIYoBLUJrQ0A

This works with a site that is .htpasswd protected

Without protection the syntax is
/usr/bin/wget -O /dev/null -q https://mydomain.com/?backup=UIYoBLUJrQ0A

side note:
For unix/linux folks this was all obvious I guess. For us simple wordpress php html css windows mac hacking coders that unix/linux stuff is abacadabra and good beginner tutorials are hard to find ??

Hi Sorin,

Can you give some instructions how to set up a cron job in Direct Admin?

They give these examples of cron commands:
/usr/local/bin/php /home/vries24/domains/domain.com/public_html/script.php
/usr/local/bin/curl –silent https://www.domain.com/cron.php > /dev/null
/usr/bin/wget -O /dev/null https://www.domain.com/cron.php

Where do I put the https://mydomain.com/?backup
or https://mydomain.com/?backup=UIYoBLUJrQ0A

tia
Erik

Backup is working here on my online development server (shared hosting), using the latest v2.1.3

However, I have noticed another reason why scheduled backups don’t work.
I often install Backup in an early stage of development in order to have automatic backups during development.

When I work on a new website for a client I often protect the access by setting a http password protection in .htaccess and an accompanying .htpasswd.
I have found this prevents Backup from performing scheduled backups.

Would be nice if this could this be solved.

e-

These are just test sites, not meant for any traffic. So you say any visit triggers a backup? Or does it take at least one visit to trigger the scheduled backup later on that day or week or month? This is another feature than the one I described here (visiting the settings page triggers an immediate backup). Is this right? And if so, why? I think I would prefer that visiting the settings page does not trigger an immediate backup, and that the scheduled backups are performed regardless of the traffic.

Perhaps the plugin is unable to create the zip file. Is the PHP zip extension enabled?

Works!
With Database AND Content AND/OR WordPress checked dump.sql is in the backup

I noticed when you check WordPress it makes no difference whether the other three options Content, Uploads and Plugins are checked or not. In all cases the complete WordPress filesystem is backupped.
Also when Content is checked, Uploads and Plugins are in the backup whether they are checked or not. So WordPress includes all other options and Content includes Plugins and Uploads.

This could be obvious for those who are familiar with the WordPress file system, but it could be confusing for ‘normal’ users (like my clients).
I think this functionality could be improved by auto-unchecking those options that are already included in another selection. So if one checks Content, Uploads and Plugins are automatically unchecked. And if one checks WordPress, all other options except Database are automatically unchecked. Furthermore this system could be clarified in the help.

My donation is already in your bank by now I guess. I will certainly promote this plugin with my clients. I’ve been searching for a decent backup solution for some time and your’s is by far the winner.

Possible improvements / wishlist:
– A restore function that streamlines the restore process. It analyses the backup archive and restores the WordPress install accordingly.
– A function to convert a complete backup to another domain. At the moment I use a great script for converting WordPress databases that deals well with serialized data. You find it here https://interconnectit.com/124/search-and-replace-for-wordpress-databases/
Ik would be really great if the convert function produces a converted archive of an existing backup archive. That way a complete WordPress install (files and database) would become truely portable across domains.

Thanks a million for writing this plugin and keep up the good work.

e-

Great. I think you made THE solution for WordPress backup me and my clients need. Where’s that donate button? ??

I did some testing and made several backups with different settings in the Advanced panel. Here are the results:

• With only Database checked dump.sql is in the backup
• With Database AND Uploads AND/OR Plugins checked dump.sql is in the backup
• With Database AND Content AND/OR WordPress checked dump.sql is NOT in the backup

Hope this helps you debug this ??

wp-content/backup

Yes of course Linux on the server, XP is on my home PC ??

Windows XP, PHP 5.2.17, WP 3.4
You can see the specs of the php install here
https://aa.e-riktest.nl/phpinfo.php
Thanx for your help!

It’s not there, here is the root:

https://aa.e-riktest.nl/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/archive-content.png

Can’t find it. I searched the zip for ‘dump.sql’ and ‘.sql’ but nothing shows up. Where should it be in the zip archive?

Here’s the backup folder after making 3 manual backups. No dump.sql files.

https://aa.e-riktest.nl/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/backup-folder-no-sql-dump.png

Same here,

The log file says it created the database dump but it is not in the backup folder.

Btw: great plugin if this issue is solved!
Erik

#Fields:	date	time	type	message<br />
2012-06-21	15:27:49	NOTICE	Attempting to dump database to /home/vries24/domains/e-riktest.nl/public_html/aa/wp-content/backup/dump.sql<br />
2012-06-21	15:27:49	NOTICE	The database dump was completed successfully in 0.51 seconds.<br />
2012-06-21	15:27:49	NOTICE	Attempting to create archive /home/vries24/domains/e-riktest.nl/public_html/aa/wp-content/backup/1340292469.zip<br />
2012-06-21	15:27:50	NOTICE	Attempting to dump database to /home/vries24/domains/e-riktest.nl/public_html/aa/wp-content/backup/dump.sql<br />
2012-06-21	15:27:50	NOTICE	The database dump was completed successfully in 0.08 seconds.<br />
2012-06-21	15:27:50	NOTICE	Attempting to create archive /home/vries24/domains/e-riktest.nl/public_html/aa/wp-content/backup/1340292468.zip<br />
2012-06-21	15:28:19	NOTICE	Archive created successfully in 29.34 seconds. Archive file size is 26 MB<br />
2012-06-21	15:28:19	NOTICE	Archive created successfully in 29.07 seconds. Archive file size is 26 MB<br />
2012-06-21	15:28:19	NOTICE	Attempting to upload archive to Google Drive<br />
2012-06-21	15:28:19	NOTICE	Attempting to upload archive to Google Drive<br />
2012-06-21	15:30:05	NOTICE	Archive 1340292469.zip uploaded to Google Drive in 106.04 seconds<br />
2012-06-21	15:30:06	NOTICE	Backup process completed in 136.94 seconds. Initial PHP memory usage was 14.75 MB and the backup process used another 2 MB of RAM.<br />
2012-06-21	15:30:06	NOTICE	Archive 1340292468.zip uploaded to Google Drive in 106.89 seconds<br />
2012-06-21	15:30:06	NOTICE	Backup process completed in 136.69 seconds. Initial PHP memory usage was 15 MB and the backup process used another 2 MB of RAM.<br />
2012-06-21	15:46:42	NOTICE	Attempting to dump database to /home/vries24/domains/e-riktest.nl/public_html/aa/wp-content/backup/dump.sql<br />
2012-06-21	15:46:42	NOTICE	The database dump was completed successfully in 0.08 seconds.<br />
2012-06-21	15:46:42	NOTICE	Attempting to create archive /home/vries24/domains/e-riktest.nl/public_html/aa/wp-content/backup/1340293602.zip<br />
2012-06-21	15:46:57	NOTICE	Archive created successfully in 14.69 seconds. Archive file size is 26 MB<br />
2012-06-21	15:46:57	NOTICE	Attempting to upload archive to Google Drive<br />
2012-06-21	15:48:44	NOTICE	Archive 1340293602.zip uploaded to Google Drive in 106.51 seconds<br />
2012-06-21	15:48:44	NOTICE	Backup process completed in 122.44 seconds. Initial PHP memory usage was 15 MB and the backup process used another 2 MB of RAM.