I am using Dreamhost for my site if that makes a difference. (Runs on
phusion)

Am anxious to try 1.0. Thanks to everyone making that happen.

My question is what is the best way to have a fool proof backup before
upgrading?

I tried the backup extension, but it would not install for me. I was a bit
concerned anyway since if I break my installation, the extension couldn't
reinstall my prior working site, could it?

I've been keeping regular mysql backups made through phpMyAdmin.
* Could there be any gotchas there? You can download CSV, SQL, tons of other
options.
** What is the best way to back it up. I'm guessing I need structure and
data to recreate a corrupted dB if that should happen.
*** Or can I recreate the site and dB through radiant then upload my data?

As far as backing up the program, I've used ftp to download my site to my
computer.
* If something broke, I could surely upload it back to the server?
** I also download my gems directory.

Is there a procedure or check list available somewhere with this type of
info?
* This would also be good to make a backup before installing any extensions,
since I did have one extension crash my site. Uninstall did not fix the
problem. I just did a fresh reinstall to correct the problem. That's not an
option now, since I have about 150 pages.

Thanks in Advance
to all who answer this post.
Radiant is the best ROR CMS and getting better.

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God Bless
WizarDave Akins
Webmaster http://jabi.com Just Another Bright Idea

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