In the interests of reducing the server load, I don't terribly care about backing up the whole root directory; I can rebuild Drupal fairly easily.

But I do want the database backed up regularly. So,
1) Can it be run on a Cron schedule? I'd like daily back ups.
2) Is there a way to push the backup to my PC? My host is extremely unreliable. This could even be by email as far as I'm concerned.

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dmuth commented

1) Cron? Not yet. It is on my TODO list, though.

2) Pushing to your PC? I'm afraid I do not currently have that on my TODO list. Sorry.

If you have access to a shell account on your webhost and crontabs from there, feel free to use this script I wrote.

If you're looking for a webhost that doesn't suck, drop me a line privately and I can make a recommendation. :-)

-- Doug

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No, I don't have shell access. I can create cron jobs though. And I really don't want to fight my host by backing up any more than the database. I wonder if there is some other module that can email it to me.

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vsr commented

Have you tried doing a backup in your CPANEL? Usually you can have it email the backup to an email account. I think that when you backup you can have an option to do a database backup. I know that I can at my host. Maybe you could make something to automate the CPANEL backup. Just a thought.

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Yes, but that is a pain to do on a regular basis.