[SolidMean] ForumBackup

[SolidMean] ForumBackup 1.3.01

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Andy.N said:
Can you give some info on the SFTP addon?
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  • It'll be released later today.
  • It requires the PHPSSH2 extension to be installed on your server (check with your host)
  • It is integrated with ForumBackup, having it's own tab of options.
  • The options include: hostname, port, username, password, remote directory location, file permissions to use for the remote file, and an option to remove the local backup file after it is transferred.
  • It costs a flat fee of $5 (free for anybody that has donated in the past)
 
Error
Forum backup path doesn't exist


keep getting this what i am doing wrong?

i put a computer and server path and getting the same thing
 
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Have you entered a value in the "Path to compression utility" option?

Normally,you don't need to enter a value for that, but if you do enter a path, include the name of the binary file, such as " /usr/bin/gzip".

Let me know if that helps.
 
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You enter a value in backup directory to tell the addon where to save the backup file.

I would just leave these values blank unless you really need to set them. They normally are not needed.
  • Path to mysqldump
  • Path to tar
  • Path to compression utility
 
i put the value in backup directory but i get this
Forum backup path doesn't exist

needs to be a server path or cloud be a computer path i get in both the same thing
 
The path you entered for the backup directory must not exist on your server, it can't be a local Windows path.

An example forum backup path would look like.
/home/mysites/backups

Also, you need to make sure that the directory is writable by the web server.

If you want, send me a PC with describing the options you are using, or a screen shot, and I'll take a look at them.
 
WearableTechForums.com said:
My chron just ran for the first time on its own, and it ran at 7:20 PM rather than midnight. Is my server time wrong? Should I be changing the chron manually to something like 4:40 AM, or does my server time need to be my changed?
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Back to this question, I had a couple of questions about the confusion around these cron times, so I thought I'd explain it a little better.

By default, the database backup is set to run at midnight, and the code backup is set to run at 12:30am. This time may not be the same as your local time, if your server is in a different time zone.

For instance, looking at the list of cron jobs, the ForumBackup database tells me that it runs at 06:00pm
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But looking at the individual cron process, it says midnight (server time).
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So, at least in my case, I don't want the database backups to run at 6:00pm. I want them to run at midnight local time, so to fix that, I just add 6 hours to the cron "Run at hours:" value.
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Now, looking at the list of cron processes, the appropriate time that the cron runs is listed:
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Yeah, go to the list of Crom Processes under Tools, find the ForumBacup you want to run (database or code) and select to 'run' it from the drop down in the right
 
SneakyDave said:
The database and file system crons each produce one tar.gz file
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My Backup the Database? is checked but Im getting only one tar.gz file when I run it. When I explore this file, I see the forum files so I think that the database backup isnt running properly.
 
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