Backing up a website?

Mark M · 16 May 2008 at 10:55

I run a half decent sized forum and only back via FTP it up when I remember and sometimes it comes up with "unable to copy" errors.

It has a database too (obviously) which needs backing up but would that have to be done seperately?

What is the best way to back up a site on a regular basis?

Hope this is the right forum and thanks for any advice.

Mark

blade007 · 16 May 2008 at 11:16

Go into your Cpanel and use the backup function there. It will zip everything including databases and files.

Then once it has finished you'll be able to download the zip to your PC via ftp.

Hope this helps

Bull · 16 May 2008 at 11:23

I recently took some NAS space at the hosts end. I can now backup everything at their end without having to download it to my machine at home. The big problem with backing up to home, I have found, is when you want to upload vast amounts of files it takes forever.

Mark M · 16 May 2008 at 11:55

The host doesnt use cpanel and doesnt look to offer any kind of backup utility sadly.

Getting extra space isnt really an issue as I dont have the money to pay for it sadly.

da_mic_1530 · 16 May 2008 at 18:33

its not nufc-forum you run is it? someone on here does thats all

furnace · 16 May 2008 at 21:43

Just export the database, that's the most important thing when it comes to a forum. You can do this via phpmyadmin or even write a short script to do it - dump it to a text file.

Mark M · 17 May 2008 at 09:22

da_mic_1530 said:
its not nufc-forum you run is it? someone on here does thats all

Certainly is, now the season is over Ive got some time to spend sorting a few things out

malef!c · 17 May 2008 at 10:02

Mark M said:
The host doesnt use cpanel and doesnt look to offer any kind of backup utility sadly.

Getting extra space isnt really an issue as I dont have the money to pay for it sadly.

What control panel does it run or has the host created their own?
Do you have SSH access (doubtful but worth a try!) to the box?

I wrote a script ages ago that backed up my sites so if I find it I will post it up.

M.

da_mic_1530 · 17 May 2008 at 21:36

Mark M said:
Certainly is, now the season is over Ive got some time to spend sorting a few things out

thought as much, always read it, just for some of the classic posters, some are crazy

Signed up but don't post much

monkeysmith · 17 May 2008 at 21:46

furnace said:
Just export the database, that's the most important thing when it comes to a forum. You can do this via phpmyadmin or even write a short script to do it - dump it to a text file.

As furnace said - back up the database in phpmyadmin (if mysql). Take a complete backup of the forums, you should only need to do this once, unless you enable files to be uploaded to the forum. Then if it all goes bang, upload your files, then load in the sql file.