Title: cPanel Cron backup trigger
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# cPanel Cron backup trigger

 *  Resolved [largeblackcoffee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/largeblackcoffee/)
 * (@largeblackcoffee)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cpanel-cron-backup-trigger/)
 * Can a cron command be crafted to trigger a backup through the provided manual
   trigger link such as this one?
 * [http://www.domain.com/wp-cron.php?_nonce=f2b2e799&backwpup_run=runext&jobid=1](http://www.domain.com/wp-cron.php?_nonce=f2b2e799&backwpup_run=runext&jobid=1)
 * If I go to this address from a browser the backup is triggered, as designed. 
   Can a cPanel cron command do the same, but on a schedule? I’ve tried the following
   crons without success.
 * php -q /path to the above link/ – it does not like a of the parameters attached
   to the link address
 * php -q /path to a jump page that jumps to the above link/ – no success
 * Is in possible to build a php file that executes the above address or is there
   any other way to trigger the backup through a cPanel cron?
 * Thanks in advance!
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/backwpup/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/backwpup/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Daniel Hüsken](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danielhuesken/)
 * (@danielhuesken)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cpanel-cron-backup-trigger/#post-4355673)
 * with direct php use see the cli script you can download in the Schedule tab. 
   ore use wget to call the url.
 *  Thread Starter [largeblackcoffee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/largeblackcoffee/)
 * (@largeblackcoffee)
 * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cpanel-cron-backup-trigger/#post-4355750)
 * Daniel, thank you for your response. That really helped me get going the right
   direction. I did get it working the way I wanted using this cron command within
   the cPanel cron window:
 * curl ‘[http://www.domain.com/wp-cron.php?_nonce=f2b2e799&backwpup_run=runext&jobid=1&#8217](http://www.domain.com/wp-cron.php?_nonce=f2b2e799&backwpup_run=runext&jobid=1&#8217);
   >/dev/null 2>&1
 * I like the ability to have more precise control the running of the backup.
 * Thanks Again!

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