Title: Cloud backup function
Last modified: September 7, 2021

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# Cloud backup function

 *  Resolved [francourbano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/francourbano/)
 * (@francourbano)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cloud-backup-function/)
 * Hello,
 * I am backing up my website based on the following page:
 * [https://updraftplus.com/faqs/can-i-run-backups-from-the-shell/](https://updraftplus.com/faqs/can-i-run-backups-from-the-shell/)
 * Everything works fine, but the backup is not uploaded to GoogleDrive.
 * Do I need to add another function?
 * I wait for your reply,
 * Franco.

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 *  Plugin Contributor [bcrodua](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcrodua/)
 * (@bcrodua)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cloud-backup-function/#post-14849230)
 * Hi Franco,
 * May I know what is the exact error message you are getting please?
    Please could
   you send us a copy of the latest full backup log?
 * Regards,
    Bryle
 *  Thread Starter [francourbano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/francourbano/)
 * (@francourbano)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cloud-backup-function/#post-14851345)
 * Hi Bryle,
 * Thank you very much for your answer.
 * Actually, I don’t see an error message, only that when I run the full backup 
   from cronjob, it is not stored in the cloud (google drive).
 * But if I run it manually it works.
 * Here I attach the log file.
 * [https://drive.google.com/file/d/17_3VHpyj0m-waEQ3nEpd74qx0hNr2yf_/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/17_3VHpyj0m-waEQ3nEpd74qx0hNr2yf_/view?usp=sharing)
 * Thank you very much for your help.
 * Franco.
 *  Plugin Contributor [bcrodua](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcrodua/)
 * (@bcrodua)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cloud-backup-function/#post-14851638)
 * Hi Franco,
 * The log shows “0067.205 (0) Cloud backup selection (1/1): none with instance (
   1/1) (last)”. Google Drive remote storage seems to have not been set? Please 
   check this [video tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AyNWJ6EvuY).
 * Thanks,
    Bryle
 *  Thread Starter [francourbano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/francourbano/)
 * (@francourbano)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cloud-backup-function/#post-14851811)
 * Google drive is well established.
 * In fact when I do a manual backup it is stored in drive.
 * But when I backup through cronjob, it doesn’t work.
 * Will there be any more parameters to be passed in order for it to be stored in
   the cloud?
 *  Plugin Contributor [bcrodua](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcrodua/)
 * (@bcrodua)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cloud-backup-function/#post-14854848)
 * Hi,
 * Apologies, please disregard my previous reply.
 * I am asking one of our colleague about this.
 * Thanks,
    Bryle
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by [bcrodua](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcrodua/).
 *  Thread Starter [francourbano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/francourbano/)
 * (@francourbano)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cloud-backup-function/#post-14859339)
 * Thank you!
 * I wait for a new answer 🙂
 * Franco.
 *  Plugin Contributor [bcrodua](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcrodua/)
 * (@bcrodua)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cloud-backup-function/#post-14874023)
 * Hi Franco,
 * Apologies for the delay. The colleague I’ve asked to check has been away.
 * I’ve asked another colleague to check.
 * Thanks,
    Bryle
 *  Plugin Contributor [bcrodua](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcrodua/)
 * (@bcrodua)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cloud-backup-function/#post-14874158)
 * Hi Franco,
 * Our developer is asking if you can send to us the code that you are using to 
   boot the backup via cron?
 * Thanks,
    Bryle
 *  Thread Starter [francourbano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/francourbano/)
 * (@francourbano)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cloud-backup-function/#post-14876774)
 * Hello,
 * Thanks for your answer.
 * This is the code:
 *     ```
       <?php
       define('UPDRAFTPLUS_CONSOLELOG', true);
       require_once('wp-load.php');
       do_action('updraft_backupnow_backup_all');
       ?>
       ```
   
 * And this is the cron:
 * 00 01 * * 6 /usr/bin/php /directory/filename.php >/dev/null 2>&1
 * Thanks!
 * Franco.
 *  Plugin Contributor [bcrodua](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcrodua/)
 * (@bcrodua)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cloud-backup-function/#post-14881906)
 * Hi,
 * Can you add this instead please?
 * define(‘UPDRAFTPLUS_CONSOLELOG’, true);
    define(‘DOING_CRON’, true); require_once(‘
   wp-load.php’); do_action(‘updraft_backupnow_backup_all’);
 * Here’s our guide – [https://updraftplus.com/faqs/can-i-run-backups-from-the-shell/](https://updraftplus.com/faqs/can-i-run-backups-from-the-shell/)
 * Thanks,
    Bryle
 *  Thread Starter [francourbano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/francourbano/)
 * (@francourbano)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cloud-backup-function/#post-14890005)
 * Hi Bryle, how are you?
 * I just tried this new code and I get the same result.
 * The backup is successful but it is not stored in GoogleDrive as when I do it 
   manually.
 * Any other idea?
 * Thanks for your help,
 * Franco.
 *  Plugin Contributor [bcrodua](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bcrodua/)
 * (@bcrodua)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cloud-backup-function/#post-14900570)
 * Hi Franco,
 * Apologies for the late reply.
 * I will ask one of my colleagues to check.
 * Thanks,
    Bryle
 *  Thread Starter [francourbano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/francourbano/)
 * (@francourbano)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cloud-backup-function/#post-14920636)
 * Hi Bryle, how are you?
 * Do you have any answer about this problem?
 * Thanks,
    Franco.
 *  Plugin Contributor [DNutbourne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dnutbourne/)
 * (@dnutbourne)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cloud-backup-function/#post-14929479)
 * Hi,
 * Apologies for the ongoing inconvenience.
 * Please could you send us a backup log from a manual backup where the upload to
   Google Drive did succeed, so we can compare?
 * The backup triggered by the script should use the exact same paramters as a manual
   backup. Only the trigger mechanism is different.
 * Best Wishes,
    Dee
 *  Thread Starter [francourbano](https://wordpress.org/support/users/francourbano/)
 * (@francourbano)
 * [4 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cloud-backup-function/#post-14943862)
 * Hi Dee, how are you?
 * Here I share the “manual backup log” and the “cronjob backup log”.
 * Manual:
 * [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f0B5GEPngiXr8slTJmLkRqiEsuPSmD6c/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f0B5GEPngiXr8slTJmLkRqiEsuPSmD6c/view?usp=sharing)
 * Cronjob:
 * [https://drive.google.com/file/d/11vaHxUujl3cKjq1vVCGCy9OYguziSXGJ/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/11vaHxUujl3cKjq1vVCGCy9OYguziSXGJ/view?usp=sharing)
 * The manual was stored in Drive, the other was not.
 * Thanks for your help,
 * Franco.

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