XF 1.3 Backups - Turn site off

[akia]

Is there a way to turn my site on and off from the command line.

I've got a script that runs ever night that does the backup for me, but to make sure I'm getting a consistent backup I want to be able to turn the site on and off automatically.

I've seen a add on where you can do this by time, but as the backups take different amounts depending on what I'm backing up, I don't want my site to be off for longer than is needed.

 

[duderuud]

Maybe not the most elegant way but you could just stop your webserver...

 

[AndyB]

Are you using mysqldump to backup your database?

 

[akia]

Are you using mysqldump to backup your database?

Yes. I am.

 

[akia]

Maybe not the most elegant way but you could just stop your webserver...

Wouldn't work as there are other sites on the server as well.

 

[AndyB]

Yes. I am.

In that case there's no need to turn off your forums, mysqldump automatically prevents the database from being updated until the backup is completed.

 

[akia]

In that case there's no need to turn off your forums, mysqldump automatically prevents the database from being updated until the backup is completed.

Ah right thanks I didn't know that.