automated backup ?

[SirChick]

I was wondering how do people create automatic backup system of their server's root folder and database without it being manually done? Or is this not even possible. I see sites which go down for nightly back ups at set times... is this part of server features .. if so I don't know where I am to look...

Hope you can shed some light on this for me please.
Thank you.

[NickJ]

Originally Posted by SirChick

I was wondering how do people create automatic backup system of their server's root folder and database without it being manually done? Or is this not even possible. I see sites which go down for nightly back ups at set times... is this part of server features .. if so I don't know where I am to look...

Hope you can shed some light on this for me please.
Thank you.

At eUKhost, we use Rsync back up software tool which is one of the easiest ways to backup your important data.

Rsync is one of the best backup software tool. It was originally designed to replace rcp, the vulnerable old Unix remote copy program. Because of its sophisticated means of synchronizing and transferring files and directories, rsync is widely used for mirroring Web sites. rsync transfers only the changes in files, using the devilishly clever rsync algorithm. It calculates difference without needing both files to be present.

Rsync greatly improves efficiency when compared to traditional remote backup methods. By synchronizing only those files that have changed since the last backup, using rsync results in large bandwidth savings.

When combined with on-the-fly compression, performing daily rsync backup can result in less data transfer than it would take to perform two backups using the .tar.gz method in a given month / week / day. Rsync is effectively deployed on load balanced corporate servers and it plays major role in synchronizing data amongst all the database and http servers. Many leading corporate websites use rsync to ensure 100% data transfer between 2 or more servers.

We can configure daily/weekly/monthly backups(as per the requirements) through cronjobs on your server to run backup automatically.

Regards,
Nick J.

[SirChick]

Where do i find how to set the crons up for it ?

[AlexP]

Originally Posted by SirChick

Where do i find how to set the crons up for it ?

Please send email to our support department, we will setup the backup scripts for you.

[shikha]

Hello

Please tell me how we maintain backup for servers's folder or for database system manually. And also tell how it can be done..

Thanks..

[NickJ]

Originally Posted by shikha

Hello

Please tell me how we maintain backup for servers's folder or for database system manually. And also tell how it can be done..

Thanks..

We use our customized script to maintain the backup of system folders and mysql databases using rsync method.

If you wish to configure a backup for your account/server, you can email us at support@eukhost.com, we will configure backup for you.

Regards,
Nick J.