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#9067 Cron with DrChalta result in a small .j01 file (177kb) ?

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Latest post by Chacapamac on Saturday, 24 September 2011 07:05 CDT

Chacapamac
Mandatory information about my setup:

Have I read the related troubleshooter articles above before posting (which pages?)? Yes
Have I searched the forum before posting? yes
Have I read the documentation before posting (which pages?)? No
Joomla! version: (1.5.23)
PHP version: (5 something (Bluehost)
MySQL version: (5 something)
Host: (Bluehost)
Akeeba Backup version: (3.3.3)

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: Please attach your Akeeba Backup log file in order for us to help you with any backup or restoration issue.

Description of my issue:

Using the php file DrChalta to make a cron backup I end up with a small file ending with .01 of 177kb and an error from my host cron job system
A misconfiguration on the server caused a hiccup.
Check the server logs, fix the problem, then try again.
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URL: http://www.my site.com/index.php?option=com_akeeba&view=backup&task=step&key=mysecretkey&profile=1


The normal manual backup work perfectly.

Any ideas.....

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager
I think that script is outdated and I will remove it from the next edition of the documentation. For now, I think the best approach is to use wget or curl with the front-end backup URL instead of that script.

Spoiler: I am actually going to give away the Professional editions's CRON-compatible backup scripts (backup.php and altbackup.php) in the Core edition, starting with Akeeba Backup 3.4.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

Chacapamac
Thanks Nicholas...

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