Taking auto back ups

[avi]

How can I set auto back ups with xenforo ? It should take back up everyday & store on server...how ?

thanks in advance

 

[Floris]

Here's our backup discussion;
http://xenfans.com/threads/backing-up-how-to-do-it.800/

and welcome to the site.

 

[avi]

Floris I am on old member !

and thanks for the link

 

[avi]

Okay, I checked it. Firstly I don't have SSH access & secondly the tutorial doesn't automate processes, one has to take back ups manually. waht to do ?

 

[Floris]

Member Since: Aug 21, 2011
age 21

Could have fooled me.

 

[Ian_imported]

What hosting platform are you using? There are loads of ways to set it up, even without SSH. Do you have any hosting control panel?

 

[The Pet Board]

Can you just backup your mysql databases or does that not work?

 

[avi]

Sorry for bumping an old thread, that too after a month.

I have cPanel with no SSH access. I can take back up using it, but I want to automate process. Like it should take back up & email to it me... Is it possible or am I asking too much ?

Thank you

 

[Floris]

You can probably upload the shell file to the server, then tell cpanel to change it's permissions. And then tell cpanel to run a crontab for that file.

Perhaps you can this way run daily backups, without having to have shell access?

 

[avi]

And set a cron job to send the db to my email ?

 

[Floris]

Well, if your db goes over your mail quota per mail, it will bounce, filling up your servers's inbox.
I would recommend to just store the shell script outside your public html dir, and have a out of public html backups dir that you can access via ftp. And then just once a day or week download the backups and prune it's older content.

 

[avi]

Well half of the things you explained went over my head, but I will try to do & if I get any doubt then will ask here

 

[Floris]

You could also use this: http://xenfans.com/threads/addon-backup-restore-db-with-sypex-dumper-2.235/
But it's not automated I think.

 

[avi]

Will check that out. Thank you

and if I find any other methods then I will post it here

 

[Watts]

Will check that out. Thank you

and if I find any other methods then I will post it here

did you find any other method?

 

[Floris]

^ psst, either a link or an image please, not both tnx watts.