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When I attempt to back up the database I get the following error ??????

So what about that message is not clear to you?

bye, Dirk

Not understanding php/mySQL too well, I've checked config.php, and assume that standard installation should be OK. My hosting is on Linux/Apache.?????

Let's see ...


Geeklog is using the utility "mysqldump" to create the backup. Here it tells you that it either couldn't find it or it did find it but it's not executable.


So, it was looking for mysqldump in /usr/bin.

Put the two together and it tells you that either mysqldump is not in /usr/bin or that it is there but it's not executable.

If it's your own server, you should know what to do now. Otherwise, you may want to talk to your hosting service.

Another popular location for mysqldump is in /usr/local/mysql/bin, btw, so you may want to try that first:
bye, Dirk

Thanks Dirk, that didn't work either..........but starting to make some sense

that's where linux comes handy

try :
it shows you where the command is

if the mysqldump is in /usr/bin/mysqldump
your problem must be somwhere else