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Methis
What are best modules for ftp and self back-up?

  • 2006/6/25 15:40

  • Methis

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Hi...I've to stay far from my sites for some weeks...

For this reason I'm looking for 2 modules to manage my site...

First of all I need a module that permit to my collaborators to upload some files only in a specific folder...

Then I'd like a module that make a back up of database in an automatized way, for example each day at 4:00 a.m. it should send a compressed back up to a specified e-mail address.


What are best modules (if they exist!) to satisfy my needs?

Thanks for your advice!
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Bender
Re: What are best modules for ftp and self back-up?

  • 2006/6/25 17:55

  • Bender

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For 1. setup an ftp access for a specific folder as the root folder so they can only access that one.

2. Use the backup module XOOPS DB Backup & Restore 3.0 in conjunction with a cron job
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Methis
Re: What are best modules for ftp and self back-up?

  • 2006/6/26 8:18

  • Methis

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tnx for the answers!

My hoster don't permit to create other FTP accounts....I tried "Invision Power File Manager 1.0.1" and with this module (a porting to XOOPS from Invision board) I can give full access (also CHMOD!) only for a specific folder...so I solved this problem!

About "Xoops DB Backup and restore" what's a "cron job"?
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Bender
Re: What are best modules for ftp and self back-up?

  • 2006/6/26 9:13

  • Bender

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What is Google? lol


Nah ... a cron job is an automated process that runs at predefined time intervals.

With some webpackages you got the option of having cron jobs running at a time of your choice. For example you could setup a cron job to run every night at 3:00 a clock.
Now this cron job could run several commands or just one. In this case it could call a file in your webspace which then calls up the backup&restore module and creates a backup of your database automaticly every night.

See the Backup&Restore module for more information on how to do that.

If you don´t have cron jobs with your web package there a several websites out there offering it as a free service. Since its only calling a file on your website its not a big deal.
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snow77
Re: What are best modules for ftp and self back-up?

  • 2006/6/26 9:25

  • snow77

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you can google almost any paradigm

(sorry this was probably meant for the lounge)

[edit]there's also a search button in some other places [/edit]
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jensclas
Re: What are best modules for ftp and self back-up?

Check this FAQhere It now has a link to an article about cron jobs.

Cheers
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MadFish
Re: What are best modules for ftp and self back-up?

  • 2006/6/26 13:03

  • MadFish

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And TEST YOUR BACKUP procedure to make sure it works before you go relying on it. Kind of sucks when you discover you can't restore your backup :)
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svaha
Re: What are best modules for ftp and self back-up?

  • 2006/6/26 13:03

  • svaha

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I tried backup & restore, the backup worked fine, the restore not, so to me this is useless.

look here
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andycleff
Re: What are best modules for ftp and self back-up?

  • 2006/6/26 14:03

  • andycleff

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Quote:
First of all I need a module that permit to my collaborators to upload some files only in a specific folder...


Have you looked at the FileManager module for FTP?

Does a nice job. Might have to make some minor hacks to allow access to only specific directories.
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Methis
Re: What are best modules for ftp and self back-up?

  • 2006/6/26 14:31

  • Methis

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Quote:

andycleff wrote:
Have you looked at the FileManager module for FTP?

Does a nice job. Might have to make some minor hacks to allow access to only specific directories.


I tried it but imho Invision Power File Manager 1.0.1 is better

For cron job you're right...looking for it on google I found this link http://www.dwalker.co.uk/phpjobscheduler/ with an easy scheduler that should works fine with XOOPS DB backup & restore.

I'll try it later...now Italy vs Australia!
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