XCloner 2.1 User Manual
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1. Upgrading XCloner Upgrading JoomlaCloner is a simple two step process 1 Uninstall your current version of XCloner 2 Install the new updated version Usually the only thing you need to check after upgrading is the configuration area XCloner License XCloner is licensed under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE XCloner License Agreement By purchasing ANY Component from xcloner com you agree to this license The license is for installing the component only for the owner s websites other websites are not included in the support agreement with our staff xcloner com reserves the right to change without notice any of the specifications drawings and information contained in this manual xcloner com will take every effort to fix bugs errors and further functionality xcloner com does not assume responsibility for any errors that may occur as a result of using xcloner com products xcloner com s components are provided without warranty of any kind whether express statutory or implied including all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Components are provided on an as is basis xcloner com will make every effort to help restore lost or damaged information if possible But neither xcloner com nor its team shall in any event be liable for any direct consequential incidental indirect or special damages even if advised of the possibility of such damages In particular xcloner com shall have no liab2. For example if you need to run the backup process for more than 30 seconds and your host only allows the script to run no more than that limit the script will end prematurely and get you either a blank screen or a 500 error The solution is to set Manual Backup to Yes This will allow for the creation of incremental backups The administrator will configure how many files should be processed by session so the script will fit the time limit and when starting the backup process XCloner will refresh the backup adding x number of files at a time Note This is also an automatic process you don t need to take any other action except starting the backup process but you will need to leave your browser open for refreshing Note The manual backup process doesn t work in cron mode the cron process will set the Manual Backup option to No Possible Run Time Problems You may run into the following errors or problems during the restore process Process stops before it is finished Increase the max_execution_time variable in your php ini configuration file and or increase the memory_limit variable The database details provided are incorrect and or empty Unable to connect to MySQL The provided MySQL details were incorrect you need to verify them Could not continue unable to read the clone backup file You didn t select a backup to restore from the drop down menu Choose clone archive to install Directory home mydir is not writeable or
3. G Install from URL Install URL http Install A new window opens displaying a message that the install was successful Install Component Success Install from URL The last option is to install from a URL Upload XCloner2 1 zip to any location and enter the path in the Install from URL field J Extension Manager Install Components Modules Plugins Languages Templates Upload Package File Package File Upload File amp Install Install from Directory Install Directory hsphere local home user yourwebsite com joomla tmp Install Install from URL Install URL http www yourwebsite com XCloner2 1 zip A new window opens displaying a message that the install was successful Install Component Success XCloner for Wordpress Installation Unzip the XCloner for Wordpress package and upload the directory to the wp content plugins directory After this step you need to also create the WP_ROOT administrator backups directory and make it writeable Log into your Wordpress dashboard and click Plugins in the menu on the left ff Appearance amp Users Th Tools 23 Settings The plugin page opens and you will see XCloner at the bottom of your list of available plugins f Y Plugins Add New All Active Recently Active Inactive Search Installed Plugins Bulk Actions X Apply C Plugin Description E Akismet Akismet checks your comments against the Akismet web service to see if they
4. Wordpress XCloner for Joomla installation Log in to your Joomla backend and go to Extensions Install Uninstall Extensions Too Plugin Manager FP Template Manager Language Manager The Extension Manager will open You can install XCloner by uploading the entire zip file installing from a directory or installing from URL Upload Package File a Extension Manager Install Components Modules Plugins Languages Templates Upload Package File Package File Install from Directory Install Directory hsphere local home user yourwebsite com joomla tmp Install Install from URL Install URL http Install Click Browse to locate the XCloner2 1 zip file on your computer Upload Package File Package File C Users DesktopXCloner2 1 zp i Click Upload File amp Install A new window opens displaying a message that the install was successful Install Component Success Install from Directory To install XCloner from a directory you will have to upload the unzipped package to your server first or upload the zip file to your server and unzip it there In the extension manager make sure the path to where the package is located is correct and click Install SJ Extension Manager Install Components Modules Plugins Languages Templates Upload Package File Package File Upload File amp Install Install from Directory Install Directory hsphere local home user yourwebsite com joomla tmp
5. does not exist Could not continue You need to verify that your Install URL exists and it has writing permissions 500 error Possible causes e The permissions are set to 777 on the file or directory you are in You need to set them to 755 This only happens on some servers e You have a htaccess in the present directory you need to remove any code from it that s not supported by your host usually replacing it with a default Joomla one will do the job XCloner Limitations XCloner works as a backup script so its job is to read file data and archive it Because of some server configurations there are 2 types of limitations e Memory Limitation The XCloner needs to use more memory than it has been allocated This is usually related to the memory_limit variable and occurs when XCloner generates backups without the server utilities support e Time Limitations Some hosts are configured in a way that if a PHP script runs for more than a certain time limit it will be stopped giving back a connection timeout a Save index php message a blank page or a 500 error This is related to the max_execution_time variable but also to an expire setting in the Apache httpd conf file Solutions For the memory limitation we have introduced the possibility for users to use server utilities instead of PHP functions to archive the file data To be able to use this functionality you will have to check that you have tar utilities and MySQLdump for MySQ
6. the System tab to change the standard system settings Display Settings Language Choose between English or German Default is English System Settings FTP Transfer Mode Choose between Direct and Passive transfer modes Default is Direct This option is only for advanced users FTP Connection Mode Choose between Normal and Secure connection modes Default is Normal This option is only for advanced users Backup Manual Process Files to process per Define the number of files to process per manual session manual session Time between sessions This controls the pause time between session refreshes This only refresh works if Manual Backup is set to Yes on the General tab Save or Cancel After you have made all your changes click the big Save button in the upper right hand corner of the window to keep the new settings or click Cancel to keep the old settings Configuration Settings Cron Click the Cron tab to configure the settings for cron jobs Cron enables you to schedule backups to run automatically at a certain time or date The actual scheduling of the cron job is done in a crontab file For more information on how to create a crontab file please refer to the Appendix Multiple Cronjobs Configuration Configuration Name Enter a desired name for your cron jobs configuration file The file will be saved to the configs folder Available Configurations After you have saved your first configuration file all Cron Settin
7. L backups installed on your server and that your hosts allows you to access them through the PHP exec function If for any reason you can t use the server utilities for backups you will need to increase the memory_limit in your php ini file if you encounter any problems See http ro php net manual en ini core php for more information For the time limitation XCloner has added the Manual Backup option By choosing the option Manual Backup in the XCloner configuration your backup will get created in incremental mode it will archive a certain number of files per session until it reaches the last file That way the total backup process is split into smaller pieces avoiding the time limitation The only requirement to be able to use this option is that you have JavaScript enabled in your browser If you want to generate your backup at once without using the refresh mode you will need to increase this variable max_execution_time in your php ini file See http ro php net manual en ini core php for more information Why is my backup file incomplete or corrupt This happens only when the cloning process was stopped by a server error and the archive couldn t be completed Try to increase your php ini memory_limit see above or set the Backup using Server Functions option in your configuration area to Yes For more information please refer to our Requirements page http www xcloner com Tools JoomlaCloner JoomlaCloner_Requirements html
8. XCloner Official User Manual Copyright 2010 XCloner com www xcloner com All rights reserved xcloner com is not affiliated with or endorsed by Open Source Matters or the Joomla Project What is XCloner XCloner is a tool that will help you manage your website backups It allows you to generate move and restore backups to make sure that your website will always be secure Once you have configured XCloner you will be able to backup move or clone your site to any other location with just a few clicks XCloner is a flexible tool that works with Joomla with Wordpres or standalone to back up any PHP MySQL site or parts of a site The tool allows you to exclude files directories or databases from your backups XCloner can work as a files only backup utility as a database backup utility or as a full backup utility which includes the previous two options With XCloner you can generate cron backups which can be stored locally or remotely through FTP or email About this manual This manual will take you through all the functionality XCloner offers with clear instructions and screenshots to help you back up and restore your website s Please note that this manual assumes a certain level of knowledge of databases and FTP programs Installation After you have bought and downloaded XCloner2 1 zip from www xcloner com you will need to install it There are currently two options for the installation Joomla and
9. ad TAR php and XCloner php to the same location as the backup e g yourwebsite clone so you have all three files in the same place 5 Open XCloner php in your browser e g yourwebsite com clone XCloner php Now follow the steps for automatic restore from this point onwards Or continue with the manual restore using FTP as explained below Restore Backup Manually using FTP If you experience slow downs or sudden stops while restoring the clone files and after you have tried both the FTP and the Direct mode option for restore you can restore the backup manually Open the clone on your computer and copy all the files inside to the restore location using an FTP client You can extract the contents of a tar file with a program like 7 zip When all the files have been copied and assuming that you had already uploaded TAR php and XCloner php to the same location in step 4 above launch the XCloner php script in your browser and tick the checkbox Skip files restore will attempt to restore only database That way you will restore the database and configuration only leaving the files intact Click the button to restore your MySQL database Forum amp Website If you have any questions about XCloner the quickest way to get an answer is probably our forum We all go through the same stages and many of your questions may have been asked and answered before In the XCloner menu on the left go to Support Forums For general informatio
10. additional databases in your backup select them here To select multiple tables hold down the control key and select with your mouse Go to the next tab Files Options to control the settings for the backup of your files Files Options 1 Choose a name for your backup or leave the field blank so a name for the backup will be generated by XCloner XCloner assigns a descriptive name that will help you remember when you made the backup and what it includes Like this backup_2010 08 25 09 23 yourwebsite com nosql tar files only backup backup_2010 08 25 11 26 yourwebsite com sql nodrop tar files and database no drop syntax backup_2010 08 25 11 31 yourwebsite com sql drop tar files and database drop syntax 2 Then decide if you want to exclude any files or folders from your backup Just tick the checkbox in front of the files or folders you want to exclude You will see those items appear on the right in the Excluded Items List To go into a folder just click on its name To go up one level click Up a level directly above the folder list Continue or Cancel After you adjusted all the settings for your backup click the big Continue button in the upper right hand corner of the window to start the backup process or click Cancel if you don t want to make the backup yet After you click Continue XCloner will start by backing up your database if on the first tab you ticked the checkbox to include the database in the backup and
11. ault is Yes manual More information about the manual backup option Compress backup files This option allows you to compress the backup files if you want to save space Default is No Enable Database backup This option allows you to include your MySQL data in the backup or to exclude it Default is Yes include Your MySQL data can only be included in the backup if the configuration settings for your MySQL database next tab are correct Include backup directory When XCloner makes a backup you can decide to include the backup in clone directory in the backup process or to exclude it If you include previous backups in your new backup the size of your backups will increase dramatically Default is No exclude Note that this option only works if the backup path is within the Joomla or Wordpress main path Server Use Options Backup Using Server Functions These functions take advantage of built in backup capabilities of your server and will only work if your server supports them Tar Path or Command If you tick the active box a Tar path or command is required XCloner will allow you to save the settings without a tar path or command and the active box checked but you will see an error message the moment you try to generate a backup MySQL dump path If you tick the active box an SQL dump path or command is required or command although XCloner will let you save the settings without an SQL dump path or command and the ac
12. e Server as the original database for security reasons use a different database name Files transfer and configuration Skip files restore Tick this checkbox if you only want to restore the database and no files Restore original file Tick this checkbox if you want XCloner to restore the original file permissions permissions of your files Restore by using the server Tick this checkbox if you want XCloner to make use of server utilities utilities unzip tar if supported Install files through FTP or If you install through and FTP session the script will attempt to connect to an FTP server from the provided FTP details and upload the files in the provided FTP directory When you choose FTP you also have the option to transfer your files in an incremental transfer mode which means that the browser will refresh the connection after 100 files have been transfered directly If you install directly the PHP script will write all the files on the server The only problem with this method is that on some servers the owner and group of the files will get changed to the apache default To fix this you will need to contact your hosting support and ask them to change this for you or if you are allowed use the following command through SSH chown R myuser directory and chgrp R mygroup directory Ftp server Name of your FTP server Ftp username Your FTP username Ftp password Your FTP password Ftp path The path where the backup should be sto
13. file You re done Your cronjob will run according to the schedule you have indicated and you will receive a notification email every time your cronjob runs Backup Email Notification This is a typical email notification for an XCloner backup Backup confirmation message for automatic process For the automatic process you should get a confirmation message like this Archive Name backup_name tar name or the created backup Number of Files 1080 total number of files in the backup Size of Original File 369 8 MB the size of the backup without archiving Size of Archive 276 94 MB the current archive size on server Database Backup Settings Completed 3 85MB will inform you how the database backup went you can check the file size by opening the archive and looking at administrator backups database sql sql Making changes to an existing cron configuration file To make any changes to an existing cron configuration file make sure to add the name of the configuration file to the Configuration Name field before you click Save This field is blank by default to prevent you from accidentally saving changes to the wrong configuration file If you don t add the name of the cron job to the field even if you have only one cron configuration file your changes will not be saved when you click the Save button What is the manual process The manual process was created to help users who have limitations on the time a PHP script can be executed
14. get in touch with your host and ask them how to do this Option 1 Crontab Manager If your host has a cron tab manager you will only have to login to your control panel and find the cron tab manager might be under FTP options Fill out the schedule as explained above enter the command line and save the settings Command lines can be one of the following usr bin php path_to_backup_dir cloner cron php myconfig php or links http link_to_backup_dir cloner cron php or lynx source http link_to_backup_dir cloner cron php For Running Multiple Crons you need to first create a custom configuration file in the XCloner Configuration gt Cron tab and then replace cloner cron php with cloner cron php config myconfig php only use links or lynx options to run the cronjob Option 2 SSH or Telnet 1 APUN rFWOON DAU Create your crontab file as described above in Notepad Make sure to have wordwrap turned off and press enter once to create a blank line after the cron job line Save the file as cron txt Upload the file to your root directory Use SSH or Telnet software to connect to your server PuTTY is a free open source SSH and Telnet client Type the following at the command prompt crobtab cron txt Press Enter to return to the command prompt Now type crontab l that s a lowercase L Press Enter again You will be shown a list of all the cronjobs you had save in your cron txt
15. gs Backup Store Mode Backup Type Backup Name Cron Allowed IPs available configurations will be shown here You can choose to have the cron log that is generated after every cron job sent to an email address or multiple addresses you specify here You can have your backup stored on your local server transferred to a remote FTP account or have it sent to you by email For backup to the local server the default backup path as defined on the General tab will be used Sending backups to email addresses may encounter problems if your backups are big and your provider has set a limit for the size of email attachments You will need to enter the email address to be used for this option a little further down on this page Choose if you want to do a full backup all your files your database back up your files only or back up your database only Give your backup a name or let the system generate a unique name for every backup automatically System generated names use the following format backup date time domain sql_mode tar Enter any additional IPs you want to have access to the cron job Enter one IP per line Please refer to the appendix for more information on allowed IPs FTP store mode details If you want to store your backup on a remote server you will need to enter the FTP connection details for that server here Ftp server Name of your FTP server Ftp username Your FTP username Ftp password Your FTP passwo
16. ility for any damage loss or corruption of data or programs stored in or used in conjunction with xcloner com s Components nor shall the authors be liable for the cost of retrieving or replacing damaged lost or corrupted data Refund Policy As all our components and support are distributed without an encrypted source and not bound to a particular domain we do not provide a refund policy Please be very careful we do not refund Our extensions code is licensed under a GNU GPL compatible Joomla license Though we cannot control all sites we do not support or allow use of our components on adult sites This license shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of your country If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this license to be unenforceable the other provisions of this limited warranty and software license agreement shall remain in effect without limitation All xcloner com products mentioned in this user manual are trademarks of xcloner com The Purchased License type allows you to request support only for your websites You will need to purchase extra licenses if you would like to request support for your clients or other third parties To ensure the proper level of support we require all users after purchasing xcloner com products to register their supported websites in the Downloads area gt Profile in the Register Supported Websites field
17. look like spam or not You need an API key to use it You can review the spam it catches under Comments To show off yo kismet stats just put lt php eee a Sanne gouge om A A gy a wey end ma Activate e Delete se iter 2 0 2 By Matt lenweg Vish sius E XCloner XCloner is a tool that will help you manage your website backups generate restore move so your website will be always secured With XCloner you will be able to clone your site to any other location with just a few clicks Edit Delete Version 2 1 By Liuta Ovidiu Visit plugin site E Plugin Description Bulk Actions Y Apply Click Activate to activate the plugin A message will appear at the top of your screen to let you know the plugin was activated successfully Plugin activated XCloner Configuration To access and configure XCloner in To access and configure XCloner in Joomla login to the Joomla backend Wordpress login to the Wordpress and go to Components XCloner dashboard and go to Plugins XCloner Alternatively you can access XCloner directly n this link A new window opens all functionality from this point on is the same independent of the platform you use Use username admin with password admin and click Login to log in to the XCloner backend for the first time You are strongly advised to change your password immediately You now have access to the XCloner backend a
18. n and documentation visit our website In the XCloner menu on the left go to Support Website Appendix Execute a cron job from within XCloner Go to Administration Configuration Clik the Cron tab To execute a cron job from the cron tab click execute cron If you receive the following error message then add the IP from the error message to the allowed IPs field on the cron tab Make sure to add the name of the configuration file to the Configuration Name field before you click Save See Making changes to an existing cron configuration file Now execute the cron job again You should see a message similar to the one below You should also receive a notification message in your email How to create a crontab file A cron job can be used to back up data to automatically send out emails at a certain time etc In order to execute such a cron job you need a crontab file The crontab file is nothing more than a very small and simple text file that contains a schedule when should the cron job be executed and the path to your cron script which cron job should be executed You will have to place this crontab file on your server using a shell account so that your server can execute the cronjob at the moment you have specified in the crontab file This section will explain how to create a crontab file and how to place that crontab file on your server Crontab file A crontab file consists of five time and date fields followed b
19. out your PHP Configuration and General Paths You cannot make any changes here Generate a backup To generate a backup go to Actions Generate Backup in the XCloner menu or click the Generate Backup button on the XCloner start page XCloner backups can consist of two parts a backup of your database and a backup of your files The Generate a backup screen consists of two tabs Database Options controls the settings for the backup of your MySQL database Files Options controls the settings for the backup of your website s files Database Options Database Backup Backup database and include Tick this checkbox for if you want to include your database in the in this backup set backup Uncheck this box if you want to exclude your database from the backup Default is Yes Add DROP SYNTAX Tick this checkbox if you want to add DROP SYNTAX to your database backup It will add an extra query for each table the DROP TABLE IF EXISTS query When importing the sql into a database tables that already exist will be deleted and recreated with new data Default is No This option is only for advanced users MySQL CompatibilityOptions are default MYSQL40 MYSQL323 Select tables to exclude from backup Current database Select any tables from your database that you don t want to include in your backup To select multiple tables hold down the control key and select with your mouse Include extra databases To include
20. rd Ftp path The path where the backup should be stored Delete backup after transfer Tick this box if you want the cron generated backup to be deleted from the local server after it has been transferred to the remote server Email mode details Email account If you have indicated Email in the Backup Store Mode section of this page then use this field to enter the email address you would like to have the backup sent to MySQL Options Add MySQL Drop Tick this checkbox if you want XCloner to add the DROP TABLE IF EXISTS statement to your generated SQL This option is only for advanced users Delete Older Backups Active Tick this box to delete older backups when a new backup is made Delete backups older than Enter the number of days to determine which older backups e g older than 30 days you want to delete when a new backup is made Excluded Directories Excluded directories list Use this field to list directories you want to exclude from the backup List only one directory per line and use the full path of the server directory Save or Cancel After you have made all your changes click the big Save button in the upper right hand corner of the window to keep the new settings or click Cancel to keep the old settings You will find more information about how to set up your cron jobs if you click Cron in the XCloner menu on the left and in the Appendix Configuration Settings Info Click the Info tab to get information ab
21. red Note Always be careful when doing a restore on a live site and make a backup first When you have filled out all the details on this page click Start install to start the restore After you click Start install you will see the following screen The script is now restoring your files and database to the new location This page will refresh a number of times until the restore script has processed all your files The time it takes to do the restore depends on the size of your backup When the restore process is finished you ll see the following message and your clone will be accessible in its new location For more information about the restore process go to Actions Restore Backup When you have successfully cloned or restored a backup remove the XCloner php file from your server Restore Backup Manually If for some reason the server to server FTP connection doesn t work the Move and Clone buttons on the View Backups screen you can also manually restore a backup First you transfer the files manually and then you restore manually Transfer Backup Manually using FTP 1 Download the backup you want to restore to your computer as explained in the section View Backups 2 Download TAR php and XCloner php to your computer from the administrator components com_xcloner restore folder using your FTP program 3 Upload the backup to the server where you want to restore the backup using your FTP program 4 Uplo
22. s shown below To configure the XCloner settings click either the Settings button or the Configuration link from the menu on the left The XCloner Configuration consists of six tabs General controls the main backup settings such as paths and backup type MySQL holds your MySQL connection settings Authetification holds your XCloner username and password System controls the system language and FTP settings Cron controls the configuration of all cron process settings Info displays information about your PHP configuration and general paths Configuration Settings General Backup Path Settings Back Start Path The backup start path determines where XCloner will start the backup process Note that you are not limited to the default Joomla or Wordpress path but that you can backup any part of your site Backup Store Path The backup store path determines where your backup will be stored after is has been created You can store your backups anywhere on your server as long as the area where you want to store it is accessible and writeable by the PHP user Backup Generator Options Manual backup Many servers have a time limit for the execution of scripts The default is 30 seconds If your backup is very big or takes long to execute set this option to manual to prevent the script being terminated before it is finished as this will generate errors Note that you need to have JavaScript activated in your browser for this option to work Def
23. the following message will appear Click the red link Please click here to continue XCloner will now make a backup of your files The time it takes to make the backup depends on the size of your website You will see your browser screen refresh several times until XCloner has processed all the files When XCloner is done you will see messages appear at the top and bottom of the page showing you the number of files in the backup and the size of the backup For messages generated after an automatic backup please refer to the Appendix Click the red link Click here to continue to be taken to an overview of all your backups View Backups You will be taken to this screen automatically after you make a backup but you can also navigate here by clicking Actions View Backups in the XCloner menu on the left or click the View Backups button on the XCloner start page The following screen will open 1 To download a backup click the diskette in the download column A popup window will open prompting you to save the file on your computer 2 To rename a backup tick the checkbox next to the backup name and click the Rename button You ll be taken to the following screen where you can change the name Click Save to keep the new name or cancel to exit 3 To delete a backup tick the checkbox next to the backup name and click the Delete button You will not be asked to confirm the backup will be deleted at once 4 To move a backup
24. tick the checkbox next to the backup name and click the Move button The next screen will open where you can fill out all the FTP connection settings and the location where you want to move the backup to Click the Continue button to proceed You will see the following message on the next screen 5 To clone or restore a backup tick the checkbox next to the backup name and click the Clone button Please refer to the Restore Backup section of this manual for detailed information about cloning and restoring backups Restore Backup Automatically To clone or restore a backup go to Actions View Backups in the XCloner menu on the left The following screen will open Tick the checkbox of the backup you want to clone or restore and click the Clone button The next screen will open Enter the website URL where you want the backup to be moved enter all the FTP connection settings and the directory where you want to move the backup to Tick the checkbox for incremental transfers if you want FTP to transfer the files in incremental mode Click the Continue button to proceed Your backup and the restore scripts will now be moved to the location you specified and you will see the following message on the next screen To start the actual restore process click the click here to continue link You ll be taken to the XCloner php file on the website you specified in the clone settings and you will see the following screen Path Configura
25. tion Check to make sure that the install directory the install URL and the backup clone to be installed are correct Install directory Needs to indicate the full server path of where the backup will be restored to It will replace mosConfig_absolute_path in your configuration php file Install URL Is the web address from where you are able to access the install directory If you don t set it right you will run into template problems If you want to update it after restore you need to edit the mosConfig_live_site variable in your configuration php file Choose Clone Archive to Install Select the backup you want to restore from the dropdown list MySQL Configuration Import MySQL database Tick the checkbox if you want to import the backup of your MySQL database If you don t tick this box you can skip the rest of the MySQL configuration Incremental SQL import Tick this box if you have a large database Your data will be transferred in an incremental transfer mode which means that the browser will refresh the connection after 100 files have been transferred MySQL server The new MySQL server address of the location where you are restoring MySQL username The MySQL username to access the database MySQL password The MySQL password for the selected username MySQL database The database into which you will import the MySQL backup You will need to create this database manually before you start the restore process If you are on the sam
26. tive box checked License Management License Code You can paste your license code in this field Save or Cancel After you have made all your changes click the big Save button in the upper right hand corner of the window to keep the new settings or click Cancel to keep the old settings After you click Save a message will appear to indicate that you changes were saved successfully Configuration Settings MySQL Click the MYSQL tab to configure MySQL settings This tab holds your MySQL settings Any changes you make to your database username or password should be entered here XCloner uses these settings to connect to the database and make a backup These settings are not important if you do not include your MySQL database in your backups Save or Cancel After you have made all your changes click the big Save button in the upper right hand corner of the window to keep the new settings or click Cancel to keep the old settings Configuration Settings Authentification Click the Authentification tab to change your XCloner username and or password The default password is admin Leave the password field blank to keep the default password or change it by typing the new password in the password field Save or Cancel After you have made all your changes click the big Save button in the upper right hand corner of the window to keep the new settings or click Cancel to keep the old settings Configuration Settings System Click
27. y the path to your script It can look like this 15 11 1 3 1 home username www mycronjob php The time and date fields are field allowed values minute 0 59 hour 0 23 day of month 1 31 month 1 12 or names see below day of week 0 7 0 or 7 is Sun So the line above means that the script mycronjob php will be executed at 15 minutes 11 hours meaning a quarter past eleven on the first day of the month 1 in the month March 3 on a Monday 1 Instead of a single number you are also allowed to use ranges Let s say you want the script above to be executed three hours in a row at 9 15 10 15 and 11 15 It would look like this 15 9 11 1 3 1 home username www mycronjob php You may have noticed that the fields day of the month and day of the week might contradict each other The first day of the month does not have to be a Monday To solve this you are also allowed to use to mean all possible values Let s say you want this script to run every 1 of the month no matter what day of the week or what month it is The script would look like this 15 9 11 1 home username www mycronjob php Some other examples a es will run every hour on the 52nd minute 43 18 oe will run at 6 43pm every Sunday That s all there is to creating a crontab file You specify when it should run and what script to execute Placing the crontab on your server If you have no experience with this it might be smart to
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