Newbie here have a cron question

[baji26]

How do I setup a cron job to backup just my files on the server?

 

[vanessa]

http://www.v-nessa.net/2007/01/03/cpanel-automated-backup-script/

 

[baji26]

Thanks

When I try to open it its telling "Invalid Archive Directory". Any Ideas?!

 

[vanessa]

Hmmm i should get that fixed. for now, just download the php file to your user account, but follow the instructions in my walkthrough on my site:

http://v-nessa.net/scripts/cpanel_backup.phps

(rename to .php)

 

[baji26]

Vanessa, when the backup is made where can I locate it?

 

[vanessa]

Unless you have the backup script set to FTP it to a remote server, the backup will be located in your user account outside of public_html. If you log into your cPanel and go to the backups section and click to run a full backup, you should see it listed there.

If the backup is huge (usually over 1.6g), you may not be able to see it via FTP if you are running pureFTP as the service, or your FTP client doesn't support it.