diff --git a/install b/install
index cced54a..596b4a6 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -25,8 +25,5 @@ chmod 600 "$BACKUP_DIR"
 
 # Inform the user about important manual steps
 echo "mysqlbkup is installed"
-echo "Make sure to edit /etc/mysqlbkup.cnf and /etc/mysqlbkup.config for your needs"
-
-echo "Lastly, configure a crontab to execute the backup script periodically"
-echo "For example, to schedule the script to run once daily"
-echo "1 2 * * * /usr/local/bin/mysqlbkup.sh 1>> /var/log/mysqlbkup.log 2>>/var/log/mysqlbkup-err.log"
+echo "Setup cron to run once a day"
+echo "3 3 * * * /usr/local/bin/mysqlbkup.sh 1>> /var/www/mysql_database/mysqlbkup.log 2>> /var/www/mysql_database/mysqlbkup-err.log"
diff --git a/mysqlbkup.cnf.sample b/mysqlbkup.cnf.sample
index 497d2ed..37cbbbe 100644
--- a/mysqlbkup.cnf.sample
+++ b/mysqlbkup.cnf.sample
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 [mysql]
-host=dbhost
+host=localhost
 user=dba
 password=dba_passwd
 
 [mysqldump]
-host=dbhost
+host=localhost
 user=dba
 password=dba_passwd
 force
 opt
 routines
 triggers
-max_allowed_packet=250M 
+default-character-set=utf8mb4
+max_allowed_packet=1G
+single_transaction
+skip_lock_tables
diff --git a/mysqlbkup.config.sample b/mysqlbkup.config.sample
index 2c68fba..e1f6db2 100644
--- a/mysqlbkup.config.sample
+++ b/mysqlbkup.config.sample
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 
 DEFAULTS_FILE=/etc/mysqlbkup.cnf
 
-BACKUP_DIR=/var/mysqlbkup
+BACKUP_DIR=/var/www/mysql_database
 
-MAX_BACKUPS=3
+MAX_BACKUPS=5
 
 DATE_FORMAT=
 
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ DATE_FORMAT=
 DB_EXCLUDE_FILTER=
 
 # Compression library
-BKUP_BIN=gzip # Change this to xz if you wish, for tighter compression
-BKUP_EXT=gz   # Change this to xz if you wish, for tighter compression
+BKUP_BIN=lz4 # Change this to xz if you wish, for tighter compression
+BKUP_EXT=lz4 # Change this to xz if you wish, for tighter compression
diff --git a/mysqlbkup.sh b/mysqlbkup.sh
index f73f53c..44c9d84 100755
--- a/mysqlbkup.sh
+++ b/mysqlbkup.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ do
 done
 
 # the date is used for backup file names
-date=$(date +%F)
+date=$(date +"%m-%d_%I-%M-%S_%p")
 if [ ! -z $DATE_FORMAT ]; then
     date=$(date "$DATE_FORMAT")
 fi