Matthew Jarvis wrote: > We do exactly what Ed describes and include an upload to an offsite server. > > It's postgreSQL and I think there are some file locking considerations > (??) during the dump but basically it's just: > > do the dump > I'll code the MYSQLDUMP command for this.
> zip and encrypt > I'll use 7-zip to zip and encrypt the output from MYSQLDUMP. > upload to the server > I'll use Robert Abrahm's FTP class (or perhaps the newer version from Ed's ProFox downloads page--iirc, it's there) to FTP it to my site to serve as a backup store. > Any server w/ secure FTP (ya right) should do, or at least get it on a > different box somewhere... heck you could even scp the thing - oops - > are you using Linux? > Bzzzzt. Win XP. If 7-zip encrypts it, I'm not worried about FTPing it to my site the conventional way. It's not SS#s or credit card numbers...it's just water usage/billing. Thanks! --Michael _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
