Thanks for the backup help. I love the email feature. I started implementing backup_pages.php yesterday and found a nice alternative version from Nico http://nicolas.raibaut.free.fr/wiki/Nico/ BackupPmWiki. His version backs up more than the wiki.d directory and gives you a link to download the backup.
I was trying to figure out a way to automate the process when you replied. My web host does NOT allow access via ssh so I think running a cronjob is not possible, right? I have never done cron so in over my head at the moment. Allyen On Mar 1, 2007, at 5:51 AM, Daniel Scheibler wrote: > Hello Francis, > > I have a cronjob (for a free web service see > http://www.selfphp.de/cronjobs/index.php#kostenlos ) which runs once a > day a script at my domain, which one different actions start (once a > month backup each pmwiki farm field, once a month backup databases, > start daily email reminder of my web calendar etc) > > Greets, > > Daniel > > 2007/3/1, Francis Casson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> This email extension is useful, but is there anyway to automate it so >> that it runs once a day or once a week? This way a wiki could >> automatically backup itself at regular intervals without a user >> having >> to remember to do anything. Set up a dedicated gmail account and sit >> back safe in the knowledge that your wiki is safely backing itself >> up! >> >> Or would automated backups be better done by some other sort of >> script? >> >> Francis >> >> >> On 01/03/07, Daniel Scheibler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Hello Allyen, >>> >>> I use the BackupPages Cookbook described in >>> http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Cookbook/BackupPages >>> >>> Although a extended this script myself (see attachment) to send the >>> backup files to a email address. In this way I had a copy at a >>> different server. >>> >>> Greets, >>> >>> Daniel Scheibler >>> -- >>> Daniel Scheibler ========:} >>> eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> WWW: http://www.scheiby.de >>> >>> 2007/2/28, Allyen E. Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>>> I asked the group here a couple of days ago about backing up >>>> after I >>>> lost my wiki.d directory to a site attack. After learning my >>>> lesson I >>>> am working on figuring out backup strategies for my pmWiki site. >>>> >>>> How do I execute the "tar -zcvf ~/wiki-backup-`date +%Y%m`.tar.gz >>>> wiki/" command on my web hosts servers? I am on a Mac and can do it >>>> on my local network using the terminal application, but am at a >>>> loss >>>> how to do it on the web host server. The host is a Mac OS X server >>>> running apache. >>>> >>>> Keep in mind I am a low tech wiki administrator so simple >>>> instructions are best. >>>> >>>> Thanks for your continued excellent help! >>>> >>>> Allyen >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pmwiki-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.pmichaud.com/mailman/listinfo/pmwiki-users >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pmwiki-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.pmichaud.com/mailman/listinfo/pmwiki-users >> > > > -- > Daniel Scheibler ========:} > eMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > WWW: http://www.scheiby.de > > _______________________________________________ > pmwiki-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.pmichaud.com/mailman/listinfo/pmwiki-users > _______________________________________________ pmwiki-users mailing list [email protected] http://www.pmichaud.com/mailman/listinfo/pmwiki-users
