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That is true of any remote backup application. It’s up to you to get the backup from the remote server. If you want an automated backup to automatically go somewhere else, that’s a whole different application.
Quote from: sottwell at Sep 11, 2008, 03:28 AM
That is true of any remote backup application. It’s up to you to get the backup from the remote server. If you want an automated backup to automatically go somewhere else, that’s a whole different application.
Au contraire. My web host has only one backup program in cPanel. By default, it saves all my files and an sql dump to my local machine.
By default, it restores from the local copy to the remote.
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Hey chuck... I don’t suppose you managed to do anything about saving zips in to multiple small files? If my site was 400mb, can i break it down to 4x100mb say or is that simply not something you want to deal with? Thanks.
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Breaking up things using several configs might work but one of my sites is 800mb, modx and a forum. Doing modx wouldn’t be too bad as it’s generally 2 main folders but the forum is like 8 and that’s where the largest part of the 800mb is at. If you think it’s possible, that would be great to try and implement. You know about the situation with my host, 100mb limit per zip file so this seems about the only possible way for me to backup on the server itself. If you can that’s great.
Ross
Quote from: rossco at Sep 22, 2008, 12:24 AM
Breaking up things using several configs might work but one of my sites is 800mb, modx and a forum. Doing modx wouldn’t be too bad as it’s generally 2 main folders but the forum is like 8 and that’s where the largest part of the 800mb is at. If you think it’s possible, that would be great to try and implement. You know about the situation with my host, 100mb limit per zip file so this seems about the only possible way for me to backup on the server itself. If you can that’s great.
Ross
Have you tried zipping to the host to see how big the compressed files are? Also, it’s possible that there are some zip splitters that might work at your host.
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The zip file that I download from my site is 790mb. I can only download the backup to my own computer that’s why I wanted to use this script to make a backup online in parts. I have a maximum file size of 100mb per zip, I can have as many zips as I like as long as they are not over 100mb each. So having that in mind, I can’t upload my whole 800mb site backup in one go from my local machine to restore, if needed. I would have to unzip the 800mb, make several smaller zips, then upload. I’m sure you would agree that is a pain in the arse. That’s why I would like a script to back my site up but do it in segments. I could then restore from the locally held zips on the server. If it’s not possible or too much hassle then I have to do it the long way lol. Hope you get why I would like something that can do what I would like it to do. You script is great as it works nicely for another small site of mine so I would like to use it for my larger sites.
Ross
Quote from: rossco at Sep 23, 2008, 03:02 PM
The zip file that I download from my site is 790mb. I can only download the backup to my own computer that’s why I wanted to use this script to make a backup online in parts. I have a maximum file size of 100mb per zip, I can have as many zips as I like as long as they are not over 100mb each. So having that in mind, I can’t upload my whole 800mb site backup in one go from my local machine to restore, if needed. I would have to unzip the 800mb, make several smaller zips, then upload. I’m sure you would agree that is a pain in the arse. That’s why I would like a script to back my site up but do it in segments. I could then restore from the locally held zips on the server. If it’s not possible or too much hassle then I have to do it the long way lol. Hope you get why I would like something that can do what I would like it to do. You script is great as it works nicely for another small site of mine so I would like to use it for my larger sites.
Ross
php zip file splitters:
http://www.phpclasses.org/browse/package/1900.html
http://www.freebyte.com/hjsplit/
