Newb question, what is a simple command line syntax for backing up my forums and compressing them (dedicated unix server), not the database, just the xenforo files and attachment directory etc. so I can download to my home computer? Thanks!
This is a script I use. Just copy it in a text file with an .sh extension, make it executable and place it in /usr/local/sbin Code: #!/bin/sh #################################### # # Backup to local directory # #################################### # What to backup. backup_files="/path/to/your/files" # Where to backup to. dest="/path/to/save/backups/to" # Create archive filename. # This will be in the format of hostname-forum-Day of Week.zip. day=$(date +%A) hostname=$(hostname -s) archive_file="custom_name-$day.zip" # Print start status message. echo "Backing up $backup_files to $dest/$archive_file" date echo # Backup the files using zip. zip -r -q $dest/$archive_file $backup_files # Print end status message. echo echo "Backup finished" date
