Verily I say unto thee, that Chris Ahlstrom spake thusly:
> Do these providers commonly provide rsync service?
>
> Does hostgator? Does bluehost?
Bluehost accounts can be backed up using rsync if you have ssh access.
You'll also need to add your (home) IP address to a whitelist in the
cPanel setting to enable remote MySQL dumps (security feature).
This is my backup script:
#!/bin/bash
rsync -aHvcz --delete --progress -e ssh <user>@slated.org:public_html .
mysqldump -h slated.org -u <user> -p<pass> <database1> >db1.sql
mysqldump -h slated.org -u <user> -p<pass> <database2> >db2.sql
mysqldump -h slated.org -u <user> -p<pass> <database3> >db3.sql
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The various databases are for the installed Web "apps" like Drupal,
etc., the names of which can be determined from the MySQL section of
your cPanel page.
Bluehost also has a very good backup policy, where both individual
accounts and the entire box is backed up regularly (you will have access
to the former). If you ever delete the remotely stored backup, and you
don't have a local copy (and haven't rsync'ed either), you can simply
contact support, and they'll restore your account from the main backup
(usually no more than 24 hours old) ... pending verified authentication
of your identity, of course (account details and card number).
--
K.
http://slated.org
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