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Here is the error message I get when I attempt to backup my database through geeklog:

Warning: exec(): Unable to fork [c:/mysql/bin/mysqldump -hlocalhost -uroot -Q MyDatabase > C:/Inetpub/MyWebSite/backups/geeklog_db_backup_2003_12_20.sql] in C:InetpubMyWebSitepublic_htmladmindatabase.php on line 82


I ran the code it generated in a command prompt (i sent the database dump command to the error log) and everything worked fine:

mysqldump -hlocalhost -uroot -Q MyDatabase > C:/Inetpub/MyWebSite/backups/geeklog_db_backup_2003_12_20.sql

What does "Unable to fork" mean??

Tom

It means that PHP wasn't able to start mysqldump. When calling mysqldump from Geeklog, mysqldump will be running in the web server's user context. It's possible that that is not allowed (depending on the server setup).

Try asking your hosting service for help.

bye, Dirk

The website and database are on my own Windows XP setup. I did give read,list,execute permissions on the bin directory of mysql for the IIS anonymous user. Can anyone with PHP and IIS experience shed any more light on this

Thanks

Tom