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Automating Website Backups
Proper backups are vitally important and websites are no exception. The following article provides a blueprint for an automated backup procedure of a website running on Linux or other Unix-like operating systems. The scripts will likely function under cygwin on Windows. The procedures are aimed at a shared hosting environment without shell (SSH) access, although they can be extended to dedicated or co-located servers. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with Linux system administration.
In the typical hosting environment, there are three classes of data to be backed up, files, databases, and control panel configuration.
Click to read MORE...Posted by markus on Sunday, August 17, 2003
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