Backup & Restore Module, ssh server, PHP Fatal error

FreePBX
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Entering up a FreePBX 14 Backup & Restore config. All modules are up to date. I created an SSH Server, generated the keys, tested scp connectivity and can transfer files using the key generated. So, I enter the settings into FreePBX, and when I run a backup I get:

Saving Backup 3...done!
Initializing Backup 3
Connecting to remote server...
bash: php: command not found
Something went wrong when connecting to remote server. Aborting!
PHP Fatal error: Function name must be a string in /var/www/html/admin/modules/backup/bin/backup.php on line 108
Whoops\Exception\ErrorException: Function name must be a string in file /var/www/html/admin/modules/backup/bin/backup.php on line 108
Stack trace:
1. Whoops\Exception\ErrorException->() /var/www/html/admin/modules/backup/bin/backup.php:108

Ran fwconsole chown, fwconsole ma downloadinstall backup, same problem. What gives?

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I had a look in my /var/log/ and /var/log/asterisk folders, cat * | grep backup.php wasn’t very helpful. Checked /var/log/httpd too, same thing. There’s some mention of it in the cron log, but that’s it.

I’m not sure where to start troubleshooting this one.

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I guess I’m giving up using the SSH server portion of the backup and restore module. I’ll write my own solution using the post-task hooks provided.

Too bad, I wanted to use a “pure” solution.

4

Did you actually submit this on the Issues page, or are you expecting someone in the user community to figure out what looks like a source code problem?

A quick look through the archives would tell you that there are very few people that use backup and restore to begin with. A large part of that is the “Exactly the same version of FreePBX” requirement, which doesn’t seem to be enough half the time. If you are looking for a way to move forward, I’d recommend the link that was posted this morning about “Warm Spare”. This will give you a workable solution to backups that can solve problems you didn’t even know you had.