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Backup database every (hours)

Hi

I was wondering about the "Backup database every (hours)" setting in the backup plan options tab.

I thought the schedule of backup was set by a cron job on the server, so why is this setting here?
Does the cron job settings and the backup plan options need to match?
If the plan is active, will backup run on a schedule without setting a cron job?

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Stephen Meehan 4 points

5 years ago

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

5 years ago

The cron job runs the task scheduler. It should run as frequently as your most frequently scheduled task.

When the task schedule runs, it looks to see what tasks need to be executed, based on their individual schedules.

So cron doesn't run your backup. Cron runs the task scheduler. The task scheduler runs your backup (and all the other scheduled tasks).

Stephen Meehan 4 points

5 years ago

Ah, I see. Thanks for explaining it so clearly - makes sense now.