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hi, hope this is in the correct forum.
i have done a search here and on google and came up with nothing i can use.

my problem is this; i would like to make it so my forum sends me a full set of backup data and tables every day (to my email) like my wordpress blog does.

i've looked into it and know how to back up to my computer, but that isn't what i require.

if it's possible could someone give me in laymans terms the way to do it.
thanks.

You'd need a plugin. (And I don't know of one that does this)

You should be able to use a cron job to do this...

Check the following thread:
http://www.lunarforums.com/web_hosting_t...118.0.html Basically use the email backup code to make a .PHP file, and make a cron job run it every day or whenever you want it to.

thanks, i looked at the cron scenario and was a little scared as to how to do it, (didn't want to screw the site up) this looks like it will walk me through it.

thanks again for the speedy replies.
billy

Cron jobs are actually really simple once you know what you're doing. The best part is that it'll run the task regardless if anyone's on your forum or not. Unlike plugins, which you'll need someone visiting your forums.