hi,
I just tried Site Vault and it worked really well which was a nice surprise!It backs up all files and database, and restores them one click...I had to see if it worked so i made a backup using it, then wiped my site and database so all was clean - then pressed restore in Site Vault and now its all back exactly as it should be.
It does take its sweet time though - my site was roughly about 35MB - took an hour to make a backup and 3 hours to restore...still, its got an excellent scheduler built in and there must be ways to make it go faster... does most of its work through ftp - and my site doesnt have many big media files, so thats maybe why it was slow...
I like the way you can get to everything once backed up (not all zipped up in an unrecognizable file), and it has a nice way of only taking new and updated files once its done its first back up.
A few more tests, but it looks like a good back up solution for my clients websites...
Anybody had any experience with it long term??
cheers, joe
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seems to be this can be done with a script to both backup the DB and the files directly on the server rather than using a 3rd party.
Either way, to limit time I'd only backup the sites folder. Drupal core can be redownloaded. Most important parts of a site are the theme, stored in sites/all/'themes moduels in sites/all/modules and your settings.php sites/default/settings.php and your files folder which also resides in sites or should.
beyond that everything else is easily replaced.
Good idea with only backing
Good idea with only backing up what cannot be replaced - this could save lots of time..
Sure it could all be done with a script, but i wouldn't know where to start!
I like the fact that with this you can just set it up, create a schedule, and end up with local copies of all your sites on your hard disk...its the hands off approach that i like because i can get on with something else.... Then one click and its back up online.
Having said that no back up system is without its problems so i'll remain sceptical until i've had a chance to use it a bit.
thanks for your reply, Joe
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Again though, a backup system that is only protecting your files and not your database, is only doing a small job for your site.
Most of Drupal is the database. Its where all data is stored. Data that includes the content. If the 3rd party script isn't also backing up your database ..... it's not backing up the most important part of your install.
Many hosts have the scripts required in their hosting panel to backup the database and the file system and timed intervals and your hosts knowledge base should be researched or their support channels questioned on best practices and methods.
it does databases as
it does databases as well...
Just backed up a second site - database and files in one click...very happy with results...
I will check out any scripts the hosts have though as these may hold advantages in that they'd be tailored for the hosts...
cheers joe