Gallery Backup Script

[tomowa]

Greetings,

 

I'm playing around with the 'Gallery backup function' script, as stated here. http://gallery.menalto.com/modules.php?op=...dmin.backup.php

 

Attached is a screenshot of info it need's. Are these required 'binaries' (I believe thats the term) installed on TCH servers, and if so, what would they be? Or better yet, how can a person determine what the paths are, is there a script to run that will detect the paths?

 

Thanks for any ideas, Tom

[TCH-Dick]

All of those listed should be available. You need to change your zip path to /usr/bin/zip then try using FORCE.

[tomowa]

I better get a reply here before people think I'm ignoring Dick. He and I went back and forth on a PM, for it involved a password.

Bottom line is, using the path that Dick spelled out for me, I did one time get the 'Zip' format backup to work, also at one time I did get the 'gzip' format to work.

It was just something to play with, to see the 'how and why it works'

 

Thanks Dick

[TCH-Dick]

No problem, I glad you got it to work.

[tomowa]

I was in a bit of a hurry when I posted a bit ago, so here is the full story.

Dick pointed out to me in the PM to me this:

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Backup Method: tar/gzip

 

Files to backup: Data files only

zip path: /usr/bin/zip

tar path: /bin/tar

gzip path: /usr/bin/gzip

find path: /usr/bin/find

xargs path /usr/bin/xargs

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Using the tar path of /bin/tar does work everytime

Using the zip path of /usr/bin/zip was not working this morning for Dick or I, but now it is. Go figure

 

Well I consider this solved, and I doubt anyone has even used the backup feature in Gallery, the way it is buried to even find it lol.

 

~Tom