How often do you take backups?

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  1. Vekseid

    Vekseid Regular Member

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    I haven't tried, I don't use ftp any longer...
     
    Vekseid, Aug 18, 2009
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  2. Ramya108

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    I backup my database daily.
     
    Ramya108, Jan 5, 2010
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  3. Dietmar

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    Two times a day - every 12 hours. I´m using mysqldumper via cronjob and am very pleased with it.
     
    Dietmar, Jan 21, 2010
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  4. Abomination

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    Us too.

    Then 2x a week a backups and monthly full site backups are sent to another hosting account.

    If some unhappy member tries to send a copyright issue to my host (or any number of other things), and my site is deleted/destroyed, I would like to have something to fall back on. Chances are extremely slim, but still like to be sure.

    The monthly backups could be restored on a test account to give a look back in time as well, a more thorough version of thewayback machine.
     
    Abomination, Jan 21, 2010
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  5. markytomes

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    I have never run a half-busy forum, so most of my database once a week, some before and after the installation file backup minor changes, mainly MODS or upgrades.I have the complete file backup of my server to automatically backed up nightly basis.
     
    markytomes, Nov 24, 2011
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  6. elinavelly

    elinavelly Newcomer

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    I do mine backups three times a week.
     
    elinavelly, Dec 1, 2011
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  7. Marker1z

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    I automatically backup my databases. I've learned the hard way, too. I also keep a copy offline.
     
    Marker1z, Feb 27, 2012
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  8. Sunsettommy

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    Ok but how often do you do it?
     
    Sunsettommy, Feb 27, 2012
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  9. gnatster

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    My host, URLJet, does hourly backups. It's saved me a few times too!
     
    gnatster, Feb 28, 2012
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  10. Creaky

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    My database is backed up at least once a day, copy kept on host and one on local PC
     
    Creaky, Mar 1, 2012
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  11. John

    John Regular Member

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    Once a day at least, sometimes two or three depending on what i'm doing.
     
    John, Mar 1, 2012
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  12. dojo

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    Not often enough. I keep on promising myself I'll be more careful with this, but I know the host takes them, so I'm getting lazy. Should do it though, it's always good to rely on your own stuff than wait for others do do your job.
     
    dojo, Mar 5, 2012
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