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marty · 03-17-2006, 03:27 PM

Help Please

I need someone to set up a cronjob on one of my sites. I don't understand how they work.

It's for a daily backup of everything on that domain. The site, images and mysql database.

Thanks
ICQ 147571357

FrankWhite · 03-17-2006, 03:28 PM

http://www.adminschoice.com/docs/crontab.htm

marty · 03-17-2006, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrankWhite

http://www.adminschoice.com/docs/crontab.htm

Thanks but I've already looked at several sites describing crons and I just don't get it. I don't understand what it does, how to code a command or how to access the backup and restore it....

PR_EZEKIEL · 03-17-2006, 03:36 PM

are you colocated or do you have an admin?
do you have root to your server?

G-Rotica · 03-17-2006, 03:48 PM

I set up some cron jobs on my virtual site. They never ran, however according to the tech guys they should have. I have an idea how to do it. I'll help if I can.

marty · 03-17-2006, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PR_EZEKIEL

are you colocated or do you have an admin?
do you have root to your server?

I have cronjobs in cPanel and FTP root access if that helps.

mrkris · 03-17-2006, 03:53 PM

icq me i'll give you a hand

mrkris · 03-17-2006, 03:54 PM

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PR_EZEKIEL · 03-17-2006, 03:59 PM

thing with cronjobs is that you can either run scripts like you would from the command line..eg.
0 0 * * * php /usr/local/www/backup.php
or you can run shell commands...
depending on where your data is then your backups could be simple...
0 0 * * * tar czvf /usr/local/www/sitenamedatabasefolder.tag.gz /var/db/mysql/sitedatabasefoldername
30 0 * * * tar czvf /usr/local/www/site.tar.gz /usr/local/www/sitefolder
first one would run at midnight, second one would run at 12:30
you might want to think of writing a little script that backs it up so you have 2 days worth of backups or something. That way you're not just overwriting your backups(just in case something bad happens to everything at 11:59 and you want to make sure you're back up isn't a back up after the shit hit the fan)

skoalman · 03-17-2006, 04:32 PM

contact us at [email protected]

marty · 03-17-2006, 04:34 PM

Thank you guys, it's all good now
Thank you mrkris

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03-17-2006, 03:59 PM	#9
PR_EZEKIEL Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: On The River Posts: 134	thing with cronjobs is that you can either run scripts like you would from the command line..eg. 0 0 * * * php /usr/local/www/backup.php or you can run shell commands... depending on where your data is then your backups could be simple... 0 0 * * * tar czvf /usr/local/www/sitenamedatabasefolder.tag.gz /var/db/mysql/sitedatabasefoldername 30 0 * * * tar czvf /usr/local/www/site.tar.gz /usr/local/www/sitefolder first one would run at midnight, second one would run at 12:30 you might want to think of writing a little script that backs it up so you have 2 days worth of backups or something. That way you're not just overwriting your backups(just in case something bad happens to everything at 11:59 and you want to make sure you're back up isn't a back up after the shit hit the fan)

03-17-2006, 04:34 PM	#11
marty Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,656	Thank you guys, it's all good now Thank you mrkris