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#8563 how to check cron backup status in Akeeba pro

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Latest post by dlb on Thursday, 12 August 2010 16:13 CDT

Tuesday, 10 August 2010 22:35 CDT

user6558

I have add the below cron command in my cpanel, but I don't know if this works or not as well as if the backup got any errors.

nice /usr/bin/php -f /home/mysite/public_html/administrator/components/com_akeeba/backup.php

If I do not see any backup created in "admin backup files", it means the cron auto backup failed, right?

Wednesday, 11 August 2010 06:01 CDT

dlb

That is correct, the status of the backup would show in the Administer Backups screen. If there isn't a backup record there, then it isn't even starting.

I don't know the "nice" command. Are you sure that will start the job? Also, the php version that you call there has to be the command line version of php, not the web version. The command is frequently php-cli, or something similar.

Dale L. Brackin
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Wednesday, 11 August 2010 20:10 CDT

user6558

here is what I see in backend:
http://screencast.com/t/ZWNhYTkw

so the cron job has been run, but backup not started?

Thursday, 12 August 2010 16:13 CDT

dlb

The backup has a status of "pending" so it is somewhere in the process. Are you getting any backup log at all? If you are getting any log, please zip and post it.

Does the backup work when you start it from the back end?

Dale L. Brackin
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