[UPHPU] backup script

[Jonathan Duncan]

On Thu, 10 Aug 2006, Timothy Humphrey wrote:

> Wade Preston Shearer wrote:
>> 1. dump databases
>> 
>> 2. mount external drive
>> 
>> 3. rsync files
>> 
>> 4. unmount external drive
>
> That works for a drive connected directly to the box, but I don't have that 
> luxury.  I'm looking to email this directly to an email account on the box, 
> that I'll POP onto my laptop.  That way, I get a backup every hour, that's 
> off the box, but still secure, and I don't even have to think about.  I can 
> even create a Thunderbird filter that'll mark it read and throw it into a 
> folder.
>

Why would that not work remotely for you?  Do you not have shell access to 
your host?  If you do, you could run Wade's procedure on your local 
computer, as long as you are connected to the Internet.  I do something 
similar on my LAN at home for doing backups.

Jonathan