Posts tagged "Task Scheduler"

Automate MySQL Backups on Windows Server 2012

November 8, 2015 / Peter Viola / Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012

Hosting MySQL and WordPress on your Windows Server 20008 R2 or Windows Server 2012 R2 has never been easier thanks to Microsoft Web Platform Installer (WPI). However, backing up the MySQL databases is another story. Running mysqldump is certainly easy enough but manually taking a backup once in a while won’t be useful for disaster […]

backups, MySQL, Task Scheduler

Windows Server Scheduled Task for Opening Web Site Url

September 15, 2012 / Peter Viola / Windows Server 2008

If your web site is hosted on a dedicated server (cloud or physical) then chances are you have some internal processes which need to happen on a recurring basis. The Windows Task Scheduler is a wonderful built-in tool that fulfills this need. The location of this program has changed from Windows Server 2003 to Windows […]

IIS, Task Scheduler, Windows Server 2008