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+# Example cron rules to be used in /etc/cron.d
+# TODO adjust paths and database name according to your installation
+
+2 23 * * * root /root/piwigoscan/piwisync.sh > /var/log/piwigosync.log 
+# Monthly Backup
+33 4  1 * * root mysqldump -u root piwigo29_db | bzip2 -c > /var/www/backup/piwigodb/monthly/piwigo_`date +%Y-%m-%d`.sql.bz2
+# Daily one file Backup
+23 2  * * * root mysqldump -u root piwigo29_db | bzip2 -c > /var/www/backup/piwigodb/piwigo_daily.sql.bz2