Solor Vox wrote:
I would also like to point out you should *never* backup SQL databases
via file method while running. You either have to shut down the SQL
server and backup the files, or use another tool such as
mysqldump/pg_dump/etc. to dump the live data.
Nice MySQL Backup script.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/automysqlbackup/
This may seem like a lot of information, but use what fits your
needs. If you have SQL databases, go for the *dump commands. If
you're just grabbing user data, then tar/rsync are good tools. If you
want an easy system backups, try using a program such as BackupPC
http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
cheers
sV
I have been using Bacula (http://www.bacula.org/en/) but I have been
hearing a lot about BackupPC recently. Bacula has a lot of features, and
can run scripts such as the one above before backing up, but you need to
restore from the command line - which some people don't like. I have
recovered so infrequently I don't remember the command.
BackupPC appears to have a much nicer and useful GUI.
don
