XF 1 Board Active Cron XF1 MOVED

Compatible XF Versions
1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5
Description:

Automatically closes and opens your board so that a complete database backup can be performed.

This add-on is designed to be run using your server Cron Jobs.

(Example of Options page)





Features:

• Writes to a log file to let you know exactly when your forum is closed and opened.
• All phrases start with boardactivecron_ for your convenience.

Installation:

1. Download boardactivecron_v1.1.zip and unzip it
2. Upload the Andy directory to your server, the correct location is library/Andy
3. From your Admin Control Panel, go to the Install Add-on page
4. Upload the addon-BoardActiveCron_v1.1.xml file
5. Click the Install Add-on button

Cron Jobs:

I suggest having three Cron Jobs as follows:

3:00 AM close board
3:01 AM mysqldump
3:05 AM open board

Close

Be sure to use your own unique password as the above is indended as an example only.