Are you running this script on your LP account or from another server? Where is the FTP server you're uploading tha backup to? The first issue seems to be that your backup is never created. I'd begin there.

Does krypton have the ability to run exec()? I'm guessing it doesn't which is why the zipped file isn't created.

hey hola and howdy,

This script is super perfect for what I and the people who visit the site I am administrating need.  A nightly backup of our web forum that just gets plopped on to the FTP....but...as perfect as I am assuming this is for our needs, I have even less then no idea how to implement it.  I know next to nothing about cron jobs and I'm not even sure how to set up the variables in the script.  So far as I can tell it would be the first of the three scripts listed that i would need but...yah...how would I implement it?  Can anyone help me on this one?

Cheers

Alright, I am trying to run this script, and having problems.

Here is what I entered into my script file:

$filename= "home/public_html/pphbb/backup/Full_Account_Backup-$datestamp.tar";
$filename = "home/public_html/pphbb/backup/" . $filename . ".gz";(This is the path to my backup script and folder.)

Then the command I entered to run the script is:

php -q home/MY LP USERNAME/public_html/pphbb/backup/database_backup.php

I keep getting errors that "No input file is specified."

What am I doing wrong? And last, before I continue trying to get this to run, does anyone know if you can run the exec command on the LEO server?

Thanks for any help.

Thanks Danielle, since Leo is disabled, I guess it doesn't matter too much.  So, it's not possible to automate the backup procedure on Leo? I could just do it manually as I have been, but it was nice to not have to worry about it.

I did have my cpanelusername listed as I showed above, in the job command run, but not in the file itself. I was confused as to exactly how to list the filenames in the script itself. So to run the script itself, I was using:

php -q home/cpanelusername/public_html/pphbb/backup/database_backup.php

Is this not correct? And what exactly do I list as the "filename" in the script itself?

Thanks!

Hi JohninLA,

It is actually easy to move to another server. Just email support@lunarpages.com and provide the last 4 digits of your card on file with us (no charges apply) and your cPanel username along with authorization to perform the move and why you want to move (for exec()).

scanman's script requires exec() so you cannot run it unless you are on a server with that. We do the move for you and there is nothing on your end you would need to do other than make a backup in cPanel if you'd prefer before you moved (click on Backup in cPanel, then on "Generate/Download a Full Backup" to ensure you have a copy of the account.  We keep a copy on Leo even after the move to the new server as well for 4-5 days. Again, I'm not sure why it wouldn't be easy to move. We do moves all the time (most staff doing from 5-20 moves per day).

Thanks.

Hi wip3ouT,

Yes, you would have to change those settings to the new server's name instead since you wouldn't be on Electra anymore.  I would suggest, however,  to your domain name instead in the format domain.com for POP3 and SMTP.

Thanks.

You're very welcome wip3ouT