Manual Backup OK, automatic not

I opened a post with the same problem … and I’m still looking for the solution

@benutzerfreund, if you go to your own wp-cron.php, are you able to load it?

Yes, I can load it (and get a blank page, since the php script does abort execution when opened directly—just like it should).

@benutzerfreund, instead of using alternate wp cron, have you tried disabling wp-cron and calling it via a cron job instead? This is more reliable IMO.

No, I did not try this since I can’t do this on this shared server…

Hi @benutzerfreund, most hosting control panels allow you to create a cron job. Are you saying yours does not have this functionality?

Yes, it is not possible. And I can’t change because the server belongs to a customer of mine.

If your server doesn’t to use, you can use a webcron service to trigger the wp cron script to run.

Hi @benutzerfreund, @bella208’s solution should work, or else I would contact your web host about why you’re unable to access wp-cron via your own script. Have you tried contacting them?

Hi @bella208,
since we haven’t heard back from you, I’m going to mark it as resolved.
If you’re still having problems, feel free to let us know ;),
Cuong

I am using EasyCron.com now, so I wouldn’t say it is resolved… but it is a workaround.

My hoster said the scripts try to use curl to connect via HTTPs using SSLv2 / SSLv3. This they won’t permit since they consider this a security risk.