From ed0567e6f6f749da16f7653b77175370f5fb32e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: José Mota Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:34:21 +0100 Subject: Update 2009 Drupal post. --- ...ckup-your-drupal-site-using-backup-migrate.html | 25 ----------------- ...-your-drupal-site-using-backup-migrate.markdown | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 _posts/2009-04-17-how-to-backup-your-drupal-site-using-backup-migrate.html create mode 100644 _posts/2009-04-17-how-to-backup-your-drupal-site-using-backup-migrate.markdown diff --git a/_posts/2009-04-17-how-to-backup-your-drupal-site-using-backup-migrate.html b/_posts/2009-04-17-how-to-backup-your-drupal-site-using-backup-migrate.html deleted file mode 100644 index db9f008..0000000 --- a/_posts/2009-04-17-how-to-backup-your-drupal-site-using-backup-migrate.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,25 +0,0 @@ ---- -layout: post -title: How to backup your Drupal site using Backup & Migrate -tags: -- Development -status: publish -type: post -published: true -meta: - _edit_last: '1' ---- -Back from the dead; I mean, my hosting has been dead for more than a week. That's why I “finally decided to back my Drupal website up just in case I get screwed again. The magic tool: Backup & Migrate! - - - -Backup & Migrate is a Drupal module that, once installed, allows you to easily backup your entire database into one single file. It also has the ability to: - -The only thing I found missing is file backup, such as images, themes and other modules. I honestly hope it knows what modules were installed so the only thing I need to do is paste the entire sites folder, install this module, import the database and wham!, the site is up and running. Oh and by the way, Drupal core version is something to consider, since it depends heavily on the database configurations. Just make sure the version you currently use is the same to the one you're importing the database to. - -If you know Drupal, you know portability is a serious issue of his. Well, at least you know how to back it up and even set boundaries between your development and production environments! diff --git a/_posts/2009-04-17-how-to-backup-your-drupal-site-using-backup-migrate.markdown b/_posts/2009-04-17-how-to-backup-your-drupal-site-using-backup-migrate.markdown new file mode 100644 index 0000000..648916b --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2009-04-17-how-to-backup-your-drupal-site-using-backup-migrate.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: How to backup your Drupal site using Backup & Migrate +tags: [ development ] +published: true +--- + +Back from the dead; I mean, my hosting has been dead for more than a week. +That's why I finally decided to back my Drupal website up just in case I get +screwed again. The magic tool: [Backup & +Migrate](http://drupal.org/project/backup_migrate")! + +Backup & Migrate is a Drupal module that, once installed, allows you to +easily backup your entire database into one single file. It also has the +ability to: + +* Restore that backup in any Drupal installation. +* Schedule backup generation. +* Generate backups under gzip, bzip or zip format. +* Select only the tables you want to backup and even the table structure (no content). + +The only thing I found missing is file backup, such as images, themes and other +modules. I honestly hope it knows what modules were installed so the only thing +I need to do is paste the entire sites folder, install this +module, import the database and _wham!_, the site is up and running. Oh and by +the way, Drupal core version is something to consider, since it depends heavily +on the database configurations. Just make sure the version you currently use is +the same to the one you're importing the database to. + +If you know Drupal, you know portability is a serious issue of his. Well, at +least you know how to back it up and even set boundaries between your +development and production environments! -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf