[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I would like to know if it's possible to back up a database over > internet. > For example, if I have a website which is hosted by Free, and I want > to back up a database, is it possible to do it with BackupPC ? > > If it is, with what XferMethod ? Rsync over SSH ?
That depends on what kinds of access Free offers (I am not familiar with them). If you can SSH in and have access to the database files, you can back them up that way. I don't recommend backing up live databases though. Better first dump them (hint: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/faq/BackupPC.html#item__conf_dumppreusercmd_) and then backup the dump files. If you don't have SSH access, but you do have remote database access you might be able to run a script that creates a local dump file and back that up. Or maybe you can run a cron job that sends out a daily dump via FTP/email/SCP/SFTP/whatever and then back that up. Nils Breunese. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list [email protected] List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
