couldn't you dump to a date-in-the-name tarball then rsync it over? On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 4:51 PM, keith smith <klsmith2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I'm already rsyncing to a backup server. The short coming someone pointed > out would be if a table was dropped by accident or by a successful hacker > then the rsync would replicate the changes to the backup server, leaving me > with a real problem. So what I want to do is dump the data, tar it and > store it off site. > > I can write a script to ftp the tarball, however I was wondering if there > was a service that will just ftp in and copy what is there. That would be > the simplest. Of course it would have to be SFTP. > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > --- On *Thu, 5/20/10, Eric Cope <eric.c...@gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Eric Cope <eric.c...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Off site automated backups > To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us> > Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010, 4:37 PM > > > is FTP necessary or can you rsync them? > Eric > > On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 4:29 PM, Stephen > <cryptwo...@gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=cryptwo...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> in many many ways really. >> >> the simplest "dirt" thing that comes to mind is a cronjob/backup script >> useing tar with compression the files you want to save then and ftp command >> to push the newly created file. >> >> I know there are tools that can automate this im sure. >> >> On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 4:20 PM, keith smith >> <klsmith2...@yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=klsmith2...@yahoo.com> >> > wrote: >> >>> Man I've got 3 threads going at once. Thanks for all your help. >>> >>> I want to do some automated backups and I've got this picture in my head >>> of a service that can be configured to upload files from a specified folder >>> by configuring it to FTP into my server. >>> >>> Is that possible? >>> >>> Thanks in advance! >>> >>> ------------------------ >>> Keith Smith >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >>> PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us<http://mc/compose?to=plug-disc...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us> >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >> >> Stephen >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >> PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us<http://mc/compose?to=plug-disc...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us<http://mc/compose?to=plug-disc...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >
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