Tweak export function: make the export planned

[csseur3]

Hello,

i use Wordpress for a xml reader and i need to propose a export xml every hour, but i think a core-function is needed, because the authentification is needed to make an export.

[ryan]

Details?

[dd32]

I have a feeling they're http-requesting the export page.

My advice, would be to use a output buffer, in combination with export_wp($author_id); (Which prints the export file)

[Denis-de-Bernardy]

couldn't this be done like... with a plugin on an hourly cron or something?

[csseur3]

i find a hack:

 /bin/bash

# Settings
BACKUP_DIR=/home/toto/ftp
URL=http://www.website.com
USER=admin
PASS=passpass

COOKIES_FILE=/tmp/wp-backup.cookies

# Compute some aliases
DATE=`date +%Y-%m-%d`
BACKUP_FILE=$BACKUP_DIR/wp-backup-$DATE.xml

# Authentication
wget --keep-session-cookies --save-cookies $COOKIES_FILE  --post-data "log=$USER&pwd=$PASS&wp-submit=Connexion&testcookie=1" -O /dev/null "$URL/wp-login.php" > /dev/null

# Get the 'export' xml file
wget -O $BACKUP_FILE --load-cookies $COOKIES_FILE "$URL/wp-admin/export.php?author=all&submit=1&download=true"

chmod 777 $BACKUP_FILE

#end of file

but i have the login page in html format, in the xml backup file :(

what is wrong?

bye

[csseur3]

no solution? :(

[Denis-de-Bernardy]

you can use wp_schedule_event() to generate the backup. and wp_set_current_user() if it needs to be "as if it was a particular author".

[filosofo]

And if you have shell access to your server, why don't you just dump your database? That's a much more robust solution.

[Denis-de-Bernardy]

Replying to filosofo:

And if you have shell access to your server, why don't you just dump your database? That's a much more robust solution.

only if the table prefixes aren't the same

[Denis-de-Bernardy]

are the same, even