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Hi there,
Since exec() function support is disabled, I want to use the UNIX cron script to make backups. However I am only successful starting backups via browser but not via the script.

PLESK cron jobs need the script like:

/var/www/vhosts/domain.com/httpdocs/administrator/components/com_cloner/cloner.cron.php

This will result in some errors like this:

/var/www/vhosts/domain.com/httpdocs/administrator/components/com_cloner/cloner.cron.php: line 1: ?php
: No such file or directory
/var/www/vhosts/domain.com/httpdocs/administrator/components/com_cloner/cloner.cron.php: line 2: /**
: No such file or directory
...
...
...

This is probably because the config file is missing. But how can I do this?
Adding the file at the end won't solve the problem:

/var/www/vhosts/domain.com/httpdocs/administrator/components/com_cloner/cloner.cron.php?config=joodlecron.php

The error message generated is:
/bin/sh: /var/www/vhosts/domain.com/httpdocs/administrator/components/com_cloner/cloner.cron.php?config=joodlecron.php: No such file or directory

So how can I use ordinary UNIX cron commands to make scheduled backups?
Thank you and regards
Rolf