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Originally Posted by Starfish Cash Phil
Raid mirroring and daily sql dumps downloadable via ftp  |
RAID isn't a backup solution. If some event destroys your machine physically (or even electronically), or the OS goes crazy and commands the controller to overwrite sectors in an important part of your file system, you're "fscked"...
Occasional full backup + periodic incrementals is probably the simplest solution, including mysql dumps as you mention. (No point restoring your scripts if the data hasn't been saved
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