how to make backup folder for retrospect or some other backup program to backup filemaker server on windows

I made this because I use Retrospect to backup my FileMaker server databases. Retrospect will to backup a folder and copy any changes it finds.

Since FileMaker server creates timestamped backups, it will see all the files as new because they are in a new folder.

This basically puts the backups back to the way FileMaker Server 5.5 did backups.

requirements windows server 2003, windows resource kit, filemaker server, filemaker server php

1. make a folder c:\cp
2. make a file retrospect_backup_prep.cmd in the c:\cp directory
3. put this in its contents
"C:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server\Web Publishing\publishing-engine\php\php.exe" \cp\retrospect_backup_prep.phpretrospect_backup_prep.cmd
4. make a file retrospect_backup_prep.php in the c:\cp directory
5. put this in its contents

6. Edit these variables:
# when does your daily backup schedule run - in 24 hour clock format
$FMScheduleTime = ""; /* ie. 23 */
# where is FileMaker's backup directory:
$FileMakerBackupDirectory = "C:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server\Data\Backups";
# where is the directory you to copy the files too:
# i made the Retrospect folder
$NewBackupDirectory = "C:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server\Data\Backups\Retrospect";
# what database folder do you want to backup
$DatabaseFolder = "";
7. create a task schedule to run retrospect_backup_prep.cmd daily