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intensecool · #3 01-07-2011, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by MrEyes

Great article, many thanks for posting.

3 comments though...

1) Many admins can't afford a secondary backup server, however many dedicated hosts provide a free FTP backup server - it might be worth adding some details of performing an FTP copy of the backup.

2) Rather than shutting down the webserver it is possible to gracefully close vBulletin, have a look at this:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=254529

3) It is also probably worth detailing how to setup the backup script as a cron job

Thanks for appreciating this article.
I have done editing as per needed.

1. Added the FTP scripts on the post.

2. Shutting the WEB SERVER is a VERY GOOD option for those who get medium to high traffic. Loosing 2 minutes of audience is always better then getting a corrupt backup.
And it depends on the guy taking backups, you can always remove it.

3. Cron have been added and explained.

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