Website Backup Suggestions? - GoFuckYourself.com

jjjay · 02-27-2006, 12:11 PM

Looking at more options for backing up websites. What would you suggest:

buying cheap hosting space and doing a regular ftp/telnet transfer?

using one of those online back up services?

downloading everything occasionally and backing up on hard disk and dvd?

what do you do for website backups?

Web Lass · 02-27-2006, 12:13 PM

My web hosting company backs up my stuff for .25 cents extra per month.

martinsc · 02-27-2006, 12:15 PM

i usually back up all sites to my pc with a batch ftp file once a week...

jjjay · 02-27-2006, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by martinsc

i usually back up all sites to my pc with a batch ftp file once a week...

thanks. will look into batch jobs. I'm paranoid so will probably do multiple backups - online, to pc, second hard drive. don't know if I'll go as far as storing some backups at a different location too though...

mortenb · 02-27-2006, 12:18 PM

Look at this website. They have a nice tutorial for backing up everything: http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum10/8718.htm

jjjay · 02-27-2006, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Web Lass

My web hosting company backs up my stuff for .25 cents extra per month.

all my web hosts say they do back ups, but i feel it's best to control these things yourself. also, with regular back ups it makes moving hosts a lot easier

the benefit of backing up to another web host is that if you do it right i believe you can keep all your permission settings which makes moving to a new web host a lot easier, rather than having to chmod a bunch of files whenever you move and potentially screwing up scripts

jjjay · 02-27-2006, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mortenb

Look at this website. They have a nice tutorial for backing up everything: http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum10/8718.htm

interesting. thanks.

marko13 · 02-27-2006, 12:25 PM

downloading and recording on dvd...

Kimo · 02-27-2006, 12:31 PM

i do back ups every few days on 2 computers, and one external hard drive

czarina · 02-27-2006, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by mortenb

Look at this website. They have a nice tutorial for backing up everything: http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum10/8718.htm

good information. Thank you for posting it here

asdfqwer · 02-27-2006, 02:01 PM

Get soem cheap FTP space somewhere and rsync the data everyday,additionally download the backup to your HDD

chaze · 02-27-2006, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Web Lass

My web hosting company backs up my stuff for .25 cents extra per month.

We back up for free, even dedicated server to a remote server but anyways.

But definably option number 3.

I suggest that you do a back up to your home computer. I am sure there is a way to log in through ftp and download everything that has changed.

No matter this should be part of any back up program.

jjjay · 02-27-2006, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by asdfqwer

Get soem cheap FTP space somewhere and rsync the data everyday,additionally download the backup to your HDD

cool.

any suggestions for ftp space?

how do you use rsync?

thanks.

jjjay · 02-27-2006, 02:37 PM

a while back, my host suggested the following to copy everything to another server, which is working well so far as one option:

scp -r username@server:/path/to/dir .

BillyParadise · 02-27-2006, 02:41 PM

if you've got control of the server, and your content isn't gigs upon gigs, try using a USB flash drive. Not efficient for backing up a million images, but capacities keep on going up, and prices keep going down. I find I can backup my member databases etc for a week, and rotate.

BP

chaze · 02-27-2006, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jjjay

cool.

any suggestions for ftp space?

how do you use rsync?

thanks.

We rcync everyday and gan give you ftp only space for a $5 a gig

webcrawler · 02-27-2006, 08:34 PM

Bump for more ideas. I'm in need of such information as well and prefer to do it myself.

chadglni · 02-27-2006, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chaze

We back up for free, even dedicated server to a remote server but anyways.

But definably option number 3.

I suggest that you do a back up to your home computer. I am sure there is a way to log in through ftp and download everything that has changed.

No matter this should be part of any back up program.

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First host that ever had a backup when we actually needed it.

jjjay · 02-27-2006, 08:53 PM

found out more info on rsyn: http://www.samba.org/rsync/

looks good. will have to see if it's compatible with shared hosting or not, or if you need root access to use it

jjjay · 02-27-2006, 08:57 PM

I've several gigs to back up (and rising) so for starters may take a lunar pages plan just for backups, and until I can work out how to use rsync I'll use the scp command to create regular backups.

downloading several gigs onto my pc would probably take at least a day or two. I'll have to work out a system for doing it once in full, and then only downloading changed files in the future.

another thought - may set up an old pc as a linux box and back up to that. that way, I keep all the file permissions too, and that might work well with rsync.

the more backups the better. just have to get systems in place...

Pornwolf · 02-27-2006, 09:47 PM

You should have one locally at all times.

jjjay · 02-28-2006, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Pornwolf

You should have one locally at all times.

I know, but I've a nasty habit of getting my server side and local web pages/files out of sync

and now it's got to the stage where there's gigs of the stuff, it's a right pain. but you're right, i should get this sorted out pronto...

nojob · 02-28-2006, 12:33 AM

I back up my sites once a week. I also back it up by cd and ftp. I do not trust other services for privacy issues.

02-27-2006, 12:11 PM	#1
jjjay Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,813	Website Backup Suggestions? Looking at more options for backing up websites. What would you suggest: buying cheap hosting space and doing a regular ftp/telnet transfer? using one of those online back up services? downloading everything occasionally and backing up on hard disk and dvd? what do you do for website backups?

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asdfqwer Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 431	Get soem cheap FTP space somewhere and rsync the data everyday,additionally download the backup to your HDD

02-27-2006, 02:37 PM	#14
jjjay Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,813	a while back, my host suggested the following to copy everything to another server, which is working well so far as one option: scp -r username@server:/path/to/dir .

02-27-2006, 02:41 PM	#15
BillyParadise Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Walking on Water Posts: 96	if you've got control of the server, and your content isn't gigs upon gigs, try using a USB flash drive. Not efficient for backing up a million images, but capacities keep on going up, and prices keep going down. I find I can backup my member databases etc for a week, and rotate. BP

02-27-2006, 08:34 PM	#17
webcrawler Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: ICQ .:. 286608143 Posts: 2,692	Bump for more ideas. I'm in need of such information as well and prefer to do it myself.

02-27-2006, 08:53 PM	#19
jjjay Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,813	found out more info on rsyn: http://www.samba.org/rsync/ looks good. will have to see if it's compatible with shared hosting or not, or if you need root access to use it

02-27-2006, 08:57 PM	#20
jjjay Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,813	I've several gigs to back up (and rising) so for starters may take a lunar pages plan just for backups, and until I can work out how to use rsync I'll use the scp command to create regular backups. downloading several gigs onto my pc would probably take at least a day or two. I'll have to work out a system for doing it once in full, and then only downloading changed files in the future. another thought - may set up an old pc as a linux box and back up to that. that way, I keep all the file permissions too, and that might work well with rsync. the more backups the better. just have to get systems in place...

02-27-2006, 09:47 PM	#21
Pornwolf Drunk and Unruly Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hollywood Posts: 22,712	You should have one locally at all times. __________________ I've trusted my sites to them for over a decade... Webair, bitches.

02-28-2006, 12:33 AM	#23
nojob The Original NoJob Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jerzzey Posts: 3,682	I back up my sites once a week. I also back it up by cd and ftp. I do not trust other services for privacy issues.