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6:51 pm
November 15, 2010
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XCloner! Support said:
That file should be included in the backup archive, same directory,usually it's deleted after the backup process, did you get a success message at the end of the backup process?
Ovidiu
No, I got a Backup Failed message. But I checked the backup directory and the file was there.
7:04 pm
September 26, 2010
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Do you have the full message you received after the backup? The backup you have there might be incomplete! Ovidiu
7:12 pm
November 15, 2010
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XCloner! Support said:
Do you have the full message you received after the backup? The backup you have there might be incomplete! Ovidiu
I just deleted the previous backup files and did the backup again so that I could copy/paste the error message for you. Here is what the messages were:
Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated in /home/isfforum/public_html/administrator/components/com_cloner/cloner.functions.php on line 1782
Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated in /home/isfforum/public_html/administrator/components/com_cloner/cloner.functions.php on line 1785
Warning: is_dir() expects parameter 1 to be string, resource given in /home/isfforum/public_html/administrator/components/com_cloner/cloner.functions.php on line 1743
Backup failed! Please check that you have support for the zip
utility(/usr/bin/zip or /usr/local/bin/zip) on your server and the path
you set it's corect in Configuration, or choose the Tar archive type!
7:39 pm
September 26, 2010
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Ahh, please leave the "Active" checkboxes unchecked in your JoomlaCloner Config, also try and set "Manual Backup" to Yes.
You should also check the disk space available on your site, make sure there is enough for a full backup
Ovidiu
9:20 pm
November 15, 2010
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Sorry I didn't get back to you more quickly. I checked my disk space. With an existing backup (116MB) in my backup directory I still have about 350MB free.
I'll try another backup with your suggested settings and will let you know if I still get the "failed backup" message.
9:30 pm
November 15, 2010
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OK -- that one worked OK. Here is the message that appeared when the backup was completed:
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Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated in /home/isfforum/public_html/administrator/components/com_cloner/cloner.functions.php on line 1782
Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated in /home/isfforum/public_html/administrator/components/com_cloner/cloner.functions.php on line 1785
Warning: is_dir() expects parameter 1 to be string, resource given in /home/isfforum/public_html/administrator/components/com_cloner/cloner.functions.php on line 1743
Starting the manual backup process!
Database backup: isfforum_newisf: Backup Completed ( 14.77 MB )
Backup /home/isfforum/public_html//administrator/backups/NewDev fm Production.zip created, we may continue!
Please click here to continue!
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A couple of other things I noticed here -- My database.sql.sql file is now roughly 15MB, whereas before it was only around 9MB. On the other hand, the ZIP file archive of my backup is only 3,346 bytes. Should the ZIP archive be larger than that?
11:35 pm
September 26, 2010
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After the database backup is finished, you need to click the link present there to continue the backup process
Ovidiu
1:10 am
November 15, 2010
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OK, when I click on the "continue" link, that produces a series of error messages and additional "continue" links similar to this:
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Warning: fopen() [function.fopen]: Filename cannot be empty in /home/isfforum/public_html/administrator/components/com_cloner/cloner.functions.php on line 810
Continue link: http://www.isfforum.com/index2.....cl_manual=
Total process: 1% out of 8461 files
Processing
files 0 to 100 for backup file
/home/isfforum/public_html//administrator/backups/backup_2010-11-16_17-31_www_isfforum_com-sql-nodrop.zip!
Processing line 1 – directory /home/isfforum/public_html//ClearlyResolved
Processing line 2 – directory /home/isfforum/public_html//language
Processing line 3 – Appending file .language/english.php
Unable
to open temporary file
'/home/isfforum/public_html//administrator/backupspclzip-4ce330890480f.tmp'
in binary write mode [code -2]
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When I clicked through all of the error messages (around 300 in total), the file size for the backup was still only around 4,000 bytes.
7:12 am
September 26, 2010
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I see, it does seem JoomlaCloner will not work properly on your host. It would be better to use XCloner standalone version, as it is only installable as a Joomla 1.5 native component. So get the XCloner standalone version, upload it's files inside the administrator/components/xcloner folder and access that directory directly in your browser and follow the backup procedure as detailed in the manual
Hope it helps! Ovidiu
10:49 pm
November 15, 2010
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Ovidiu,
I can't seem to find Xcloer standalone. Does this application require a payment? If so, I'm wary in light of the other incompatibilities I've found with the previous recommendation.
Let me know -- thanks.
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