I'm getting the exact same thing. Works perfectly if forced to run, but as a vb cron job it does nothing at all. It doesn't even appear in the logs as failed. Just nothing happens at all.

This is SO useful to me, I do hope you can get to the bottom of this problem?

thanks

-snake

No, mine ran fine for a month in Sched Tasks, the stopped for some reason.

I think this is the same for all.

Ok, so what's the solution?

-snake

I downloaded the package and reinstalled. For whatever reason, it is working as designed.

I won't know if it is pruning older dumps for a few more days.

The backup is making the .sql file however it is not compressing it. I ran the test mode and it gave the following error, however it made the .sql file. It also did not upload to the remtoe FTP.

Daily BackUp
An error occured while outputing a New GZ file with the PHP GZ ZLIB Module.

just to expand on this - the local pruning IS working. FTP prune is not working.

No go for me doing this.

It'd be nice if we could figure out why it stopped working.

Trigunflame,
GREAT SYSTEM! In fact, after reviewing this work, features, notes....it's hard to believe the vBulletin folks didn't work an automated backup system into the base software! A real asset for hard working folks out there who don't have the time to run backups manually!

I gave it a shot tonight, installed as directed, configured variables as required, and ran the script. I got the error message at the bottom. Any ideas? I think it's just a simple database access problem (?) but I checked the config variables over and over, and it all looks right to me. In fact, it's the exact login info I use to access the database directly through PHPMyAdmin, so I don't know....

FYI: I ran the backup with the config script set to use MySQLDump and also the PHP mode, and it spit the same exact error both times...It also created two SQL files in the backup directory, both completely blank & showing 0KB, but named correctly.

Config data requested:
PHP 4.3.1
MySQL 4.0.22-nt
vBulletin 3.0.7

Thanks for reading,
DiSH

P.S. - forgot -- like all scheduled tasks, there must be activity on the boards at the specified cron time for it to run, correct? If not, it runs the next time anyone visits? Thanks.

===== ERROR MESSAGE RECEIVED BY EMAIL ======
Database error in vBulletin 3.0.7:

Invalid SQL: LOCK TABLES `access` READ, `adminhelp` READ, `administrator` READ, `adminlog` READ, `adminutil` READ, `announcement` READ, `attachment` READ, `attachmenttype` READ, `attachmentviews` READ, `avatar` READ, `bbcode` READ, `calendar` READ, `calendarcustomfield` READ, `calendarmoderator` READ, `calendarpermission` READ, `cpsession` READ, `cron` READ, `cronlog` READ, `customavatar` READ, `customprofilepic` READ, `datastore` READ, `deletionlog` READ, `editlog` READ, `event` READ, `faq` READ, `forum` READ, `forumpermission` READ, `holiday` READ, `icon` READ, `imagecategory` READ, `imagecategorypermission` READ, `language` READ, `mailqueue` READ, `moderation` READ, `moderator` READ, `moderatorlog` READ, `passwordhistory` READ, `phrase` READ, `phrasetype` READ, `pm` READ, `pmreceipt` READ, `pmtext` READ, `poll` READ, `pollvote` READ, `post` READ, `post_parsed` READ, `posthash` READ, `postindex` READ, `profilefield` READ, `ranks` READ, `regimage` READ, `reminder` READ, `reputation` READ, `reputationlevel` READ, `search` READ, `session` READ, `setting` READ, `settinggroup` READ, `smilie` READ, `stats` READ, `strikes` READ, `style` READ, `subscribeevent` READ, `subscribeforum` READ, `subscribethread` READ, `subscription` READ, `subscriptionlog` READ, `template` READ, `thread` READ, `threadrate` READ, `threadviews` READ, `upgradelog` READ, `user` READ, `useractivation` READ, `userban` READ, `userfield` READ, `usergroup` READ, `usergroupleader` READ, `usergrouprequest` READ, `usernote` READ, `userpromotion` READ, `usertextfield` READ, `usertitle` READ, `word` READ; mysql error: Access denied for user: 'flaggotsohio@%' to database 'flaggotsforum'

mysql error number: 1044

Date: Wednesday 15th of June 2005 12:03:19 AM

I have had this installed for about 6 weeks now - the basic backups are working, but some of the features are not.

1. I had it set to zip files - sometimes this worked, sometimes it failed. When it failed there was no entry in the scheduled tasks loh either. I have given up on this and turned off zipping.

2. FTP failed to work so backups are stored locally.

3. Pruning fails to work, nothing seems to make it want to do this.

In short, it does the basic backup, but I have to zip the file and transfer it to another location manually. I have to prune manually.