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rsync works fine until I put it in crontab (UPDATE: 'date' doesn't work in crontab)

I've got this rsync command that works just fine when I run it from the command line (Ubuntu Server 12.04.1 LTS). I'd like it to run every hour, on the hour, and output the results (along with errors) ...
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How to setup crontab on dedicated server to dump WordPress MySQL database and email it to a Gmail account

I know I can do a mysql dump for my WordPress databases on my dedicated server. But I want to do this automatically, and I want the dump to be emailed to my Gmail account. Is this even possible?
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How do I compress a directory on a Unix web server and email it on a sheduled basis?

After hearing about various high profile website creators getting stiffed recently after hardware failures on their servers I would like to implement a backup strategy on my websites. I have cPanel ...