Usefulscripts backup or the backup Module?

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Is there any inherent difference between the backup script found in the usefulscrips repository, and the backup Module?

I have tried to install the backup module (admittedly directly into the Modules folder rather than linking) but the menu entry does not appear.

I have checked in a private window and rebooted. File permissions seem fine, no errors in log.

Any suggestions?

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The backup module needs to be outside the “www” pathe for security reasons and only the backup/backup folder should be linked into the Modules folder, so (for example) the path to backup_view.php should be emoncms/Modules/backup/backup_view.php not emoncms/Modules/backup/backup/backup_view.php.

I use the usefulscripts because I’m used to that and feel I have more control.

Have you tried the emoncms/sync module? Just to muddy the waters a bit with another option :smile:

Are you trying to do an incremental backup, maintain a sync’d copy or migrate across setups?

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I’d like to do regular backups. I’m not bothering to migrate data, I don’t have that much interest in it.

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That would sound like a task for the backup module, which I’ve never tried. @Paul did some work on this topic using rsync (if I recall correctly) but I don’t know if that is still active.

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I’ve tended to use my own backup scripts to backup data automatically to Dropbox - which is pretty much fit & forget, and my backups are safely stored off-site in Dropbox.

Paul

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