[PHP-DB] Re: OT (slightly): recommended procedure for backing up Postrgesql 7.0.3

2001-08-24 Thread Steve Brett
you can set up a job using cron that pg_dumps the date anywhere you need. we use an automounted dir that links to a windoze server ... Steve Brad Hubbard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Well, the subject really says it all. What procedures are

[PHP-DB] Re: OT (slightly): recommended procedure for backing up Postrgesql 7.0.3

2001-08-24 Thread Steve Brett
yup, the postmaster should be running all the time in any case. 30 7-19/4,23 * * * /backup/dumpit is the line i have in cron ( 30 mins past the hour between 7am and 7pm every 4 hours and again at 11pm ) and #!/bin/sh backdate=$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M.gz) /usr/local/pgsql/bin/pg_dump edb |