2.5. BACKUPS

CHAPTER 2. HOW DO I USE WEBHOST MANAGER?

2.5

Backups

The Backups area deals with configuring and restoring backup files and versions of key files (such as httpd.conf).

2.5.1

Configuring backups

You can specify how often backups occur and where backups are placed   either on the same server or on a

separate backup drive. You can also specify the specific parts of the backup process that are enabled. Note:

The backup interval options work in the following fashion:

  Daily   WebHost Manager performs separate daily, weekly, and monthly backups.

  Weekly   WebHost Manager performs separate weekly and monthly backups.

  Monthly   WebHost Manager performs only monthly backups.

To configure backups:

1. Click on the Configure Backup link in the Backup menu.

2. Click on the radio button next to the following items to enable or disable the specified functionality:

  Backup Status   Turns the automatic backup function on or off. The Restore Only radio button

allows site restoration from old backups to occur, but does not create new backups.

  Backup Interval   Specify the interval used by the backup process.

  Remount/Unmount backup drive   Mounts and unmounts the backup drive when a backup is

created. This requires a separate drive mount to operate.

  Incremental backup   Backup process only copies what has changed since the last backup. This

creates a much smaller backup file, but changes are piecemeal and the backup files are not compressed.

  Backup Accounts   Backup process copies all account information for your customers.

  Backup Config Files and Sql Databases   Includes config files and MySQL databases in the

backup process.

  Backup Destination   Enter the location of backups in the available field. This should be a

dir/nfs/coda mount with at least twice the space of all your /home* partitions.

Warning: Do not set this to your /home directory.

3. Click on the

button.

Figure 2.35: Configuring backups

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