It shouldn't make a difference. Do you have the backup directory chmoded to 777? And are you sure you have the correct path to the backup directory?

Thanks alot to both of you. Just had to include the path to mysqldump, which I misstyped a couple of times (and forgot to include the '...

Very nice feature, which i'll see if works tomorrow morning after my scheduled backup at 6am :) (already tested the run now thing)

What settings would I set to make the script run every 2 days in the admincp task area?

Small problem...

While the task ran as scheduled and made the file in the correct area, the time was half an hour late... and there is no record of the script being run in the log. (view all). I selected log entries: yes.

Any tips?

I was wondering about this as well... I looked at the other cron scripts and noticed a call to the log_cron_action function. I tried adding:

to the end of the file, and the script stalled altogether. Anyone know why this function wouldn't work right? :ermm:

There has to be someone on your site at the time it's set to run or it won't run until the next time someone visits.. Also, only one script's run each time, even if more than one are waiting to be ran.

When? :)

What format for the path should we be using?

/home/space/public_html/backupdir or ./backupdir ?

thanks, this worked for me! :p

btw, Martyjp , i used the 1st path you mentioned.
/home/space/public_html/backupdir

nobody could help me ? :(