UpdraftPlus don’t makes automatic database backups

Hi there,

Could you please tell me if your automatic (scheduled) file backups are running normally?
The reason I ask is I’m considering the possibility your Cron scheduling may be disabled.

The most common method is using a line of code in the wp-config.php file, this is the line:
define( ‘DISABLE_WP_CRON’, true );

If this code does exist in your wp-config.php file you can remove it or change true to false.

Best regards,

Nick

Hello,

thank you for your response. There is no such code-line in my wp-config and the automatic file backups aren’t running too. Are there other solutions?

Best regards

Hi there,

Thank you, I’m happy to help. Thank you also for confirming the absence of the line of code.
I just installed Advanced Cron Manager so I could give you info based on the plugin options.

I understand you previously checked cron events so some of the following may be redundant.
There should be at least 3 updraft events, backup, backup database and clean temporary files.

In the ‘search events’ field input ‘updraft’. ACM will then display a list of the matching events.
You should be seeing an entry ‘updraft_backup_database’. If not, then it needs to be added.

To do this I would suggest going to your settings, make a minor change and change it back.
This will mean the option to ‘Save Changes’ appears, click that and then check cron events.

The idea here is to make sure all the settings, including database, have been correctly saved.
If that is the case you should now see the entry ‘updraft_backup_database’ listed in events.

I hope this is helpful. Please let me know if you continue to experience any problems at all.

Best regards,

Nick