If you have CPanel use the backup facility.
Else do a mysqldump of the DB and store the resultant file elsewhere. Also if you have any custom code, be it to core, a contrib module or your own custom module be sure to save those changes in a VCS and store a copy of the VCS data elsewhere.
Simple, no need for a bunch of modules. Where the modules come in handy is a move from one host to another but even then they aren't really needed if you know what settings to change.
Earnie
On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Kamal Palei palei.kamal@gmail.com wrote:
Last few days even I am thinking whats the best option for backing up drupal sites.
Using below 4 modules, one can automate the backup process. You can backup code, files , you can schedule , you can limit the number of backups required (Example: At year end you may like only 1 backup copy per year is required).
http://drupal.org/project/backup_migrate_files http://drupal.org/project/backup_migrate_prune http://drupal.org/project/backup_migrate http://drupal.org/project/backup_migrate_sftp
I have not used it, but planning to explore more on this as I plan for own hosting.
Thanks Kamal NECS, Bangalore
On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 9:59 PM, Kenneth Jacker khj@be.cs.appstate.edu wrote:
Though I am sure that there are more, I can think of at least four ways to backup a Drupal site:
Drush's 'archive-dump' (ard) command
(Backup your code, files, and database into a single file.)
The 'Backup and Migrate' (B&M) module
(simplifies the task of backing up and restoring your Drupal database)
Use a "version control system" (VCS)
Use 'rsync'
B&M allows automatic scheduling of backups ... definitely an advantage. 'ard', on the other hand requires manual, 'cron' or scripted invocation.
*I* seem to favor 'ard' since it backs up *code and files* along with databases. B&M, apparently, only backs up databases.
Another approach might be using a VCS (e.g., 'git', 'subversion', _et al_) ... or keep synchronized copies with 'rsync'. (These two, however, seem more suited for maintaining "development" and "production" versions of a site than for backing up.)
How do *you* periodically backup your site(s)?
Thanks for your comments!
-Kenneth
Prof Kenneth H Jacker khj@cs.appstate.edu Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
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