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I’ve used cron_db_backup on my site’s index page for years and it’s made a backup for me every day:

Here’s what is looks like:

{exp:cron minute="0" hour="3" plugin="cron_db_backup" prefix="bu_ALL_daily"}{/exp:cron}

The backups stopped happening 12/31/2010. I have no idea why. Help!

[Mod Edit: Moved to the EE 1 Technical Support forum]

Hi, desertdaisy.

Can you tell us which version/build of EE1.x you’re using? See EEWiki:// HowTo Determine My EE Version

Do other cron jobs work?

I’m using expression engine 1.6.9, build 20100430.

The other cron things are cache clears. I can’t tell if they work or not. As I type this, the sql_cache and db_cache folders, and all the items inside those folders, are dated January 27.

The entire listing of cron items, including db_backup is as follows:

{exp:cron minute="0" hour="5" which="db_cache" plugin="cron_clean_cache"}{/exp:cron}
{exp:cron minute="05" hour="5" which="sql_cache" plugin="cron_clean_cache"}{/exp:cron}
{exp:cron minute="10" hour="5" which="tag_cache" plugin="cron_clean_cache"}{/exp:cron}
{exp:cron minute="15" hour="5" which="page_cache" plugin="cron_clean_cache"}{/exp:cron}
{exp:cron minute="20" hour="5" which="world_weather_cache" plugin="cron_clean_cache"}{/exp:cron}
{exp:cron minute="25" hour="5" which="moblog_cache" plugin="cron_clean_cache"}{/exp:cron}

{exp:cron minute="55" hour="4" plugin="cron_blacklist"}{/exp:cron}

{exp:cron minute="0" hour="3" plugin="cron_db_backup" prefix="bu_ALL_daily"}{/exp:cron}

{exp:cron minute="15" hour="3" plugin="cron_db_backup" prefix="bu_entries_daily" tables="exp_weblog_data|exp_weblog_titles"}{/exp:cron}

Is the last one working? It’s only doing two tables instead of the whole db..

No. That one doesn’t work either.

Hi desertdaisy,

When did you upgrade to version 1.6.9? Is the cron_db_backup the old 1st Party one?

Cheers

Greg

As best as I can figure out, I upgraded to 1.6.9 in June. cron definitely worked after that, but it’s the same cron I’ve been using for years, so it’s probably the ‘old’ one.

Hi, desertdaisy. That particular add-on is no longer supported. You’ll need to use something like MySQLDumper

One other problem might be the size of your database. As you add content over time, it gets larger.

You might want to consider making another backup of your site with either MySQLDumper or PHPMyAdmin, and then trimming down the size of your database.

See the image below for the list of supported cron plugins.

Hi, Desertdaisy.

Ingmar found a bug in the cron routines for EE2.x that are also probably an issue in 1.x.

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