Backup Plugin only 1/2 working

DortoH · Post by **DortoH** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 3:44 am

Been using the backup plugin for a while now. The SQL backup works flawlessly, however the HTML backup does nothing.

I have played with the settings and can't get it to backup any HTML. I get the following messages but no backup file.

Automatic HTML backupping started
Automatic HTML deletion started
Actual HTML backup saved

Using serendipity_event_backup-0.2

Any ideas?

dma147 · Post by **dma147** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 12:21 pm

which OS are you using on your webserver and which webserver-software?

It should all work as long as it is MySQL used and a linux OS.

DortoH · Post by **DortoH** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 1:45 pm

Debian 3.0 Serendipity 0.8.3 PHP 4.3.10 Apache 1.3.33

Not sure which version of MySQL.

dma147 · Post by **dma147** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 1:55 pm

Well, since this plugin uses exec() for a system-call of backup.sh, this has to be allowed by your provider.
Maybe your PHP is not allowed to use functions like exec(), system(), passthrou() and similar...?

DortoH · Post by **DortoH** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 3:11 pm

Well its not really a big issue for me, I have an ftp script to download everything weekly.

The SQL part works and that is all i really care about.

Great plugin, thanks!!

Hathor · Post by **Hathor** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 9:07 pm

My backups are perfect if I run them, but I can't get the automatic backups to happen. I believe I have everything selected in the admin panel to run db backups every 12 hours and HTML backups every 24 hours, but neither ever happens.

My server is Linux, Apache is 1.3.34 (Unix), PHP is 4.3.11, MySQL version 4.1.13-standard, and Serendipity is 9.1 (the latest stable release).

Post by **garvinhicking** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 9:20 pm

Hathor, did you check if your system allows exec() calls and so on?

Maybe you can send dma147 a mail, I think he's no longer actively monitoring the forums here.

Regards,
Garvin

dma147 · Post by **dma147** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 10:36 pm

@garvin: Sure I am...

...but I'm quiet busy with christmas... my server is some like broken... and some other stuff...

Well, there's all said. You have to check if your php is allowed to use exec(), because this function is used to run the script backup.sh from your backup-interface.
If you don't know, how to check this, simply ask your provider.

Hathor · Post by **Hathor** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 7:20 pm

Host does not allow them because they consider them a security risk.

This is what's happening with every backup script I've used - anything that can automatically backup your stuff can also be used for abuse, and hosts are slowly catching on and disallowing things that the scripts (and spammers and phishers) need. Bummer.

Still, the plugin is awesome for being able to do a quick backup on the fly when I remember to. Much easier than cpanel backups.