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dan baker
I have a small database on a remote webserver that I would like to
back up daily. The host does NOT make backups, except by special
request and extra fees. I was thinking I could mirror either to my
localhost, or mail it to myself via email, or something... I would
appreciate some feedback as to what a good approach might be.
The host I use does allow the configuration of cron jobs, so I could
write a little perl script to fire up nightly on the remote host. I
just don't know what the easiet/best approach might be, or what
modules might make this a slam dunk.
I do have a localhost running at home that I use for testing, but I
dont know if it is possible to mirror file(s) from a domain on the web
to my localhost? I don't have a fixed IP, it is dynamically assigned
from my ISP.
I was thinking about the email approach, but wasn't sure what the
easiest way would be to attach the DB as a binary attachment and send
it to myself. Is this a decent way to go? The database is fairly small
(about 1MB), and doesnt get any activity at night.
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back up daily. The host does NOT make backups, except by special
request and extra fees. I was thinking I could mirror either to my
localhost, or mail it to myself via email, or something... I would
appreciate some feedback as to what a good approach might be.
The host I use does allow the configuration of cron jobs, so I could
write a little perl script to fire up nightly on the remote host. I
just don't know what the easiet/best approach might be, or what
modules might make this a slam dunk.
I do have a localhost running at home that I use for testing, but I
dont know if it is possible to mirror file(s) from a domain on the web
to my localhost? I don't have a fixed IP, it is dynamically assigned
from my ISP.
I was thinking about the email approach, but wasn't sure what the
easiest way would be to attach the DB as a binary attachment and send
it to myself. Is this a decent way to go? The database is fairly small
(about 1MB), and doesnt get any activity at night.
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