How to backup your web server

In a somewhat technical, yet detailed and easy to follow tutorial, Dave Shea explains a great way to back up your Web server.

"You have a web server located somewhere not physically close to you. You use FTP to send and receive files. You’re generally okay with this setup, except for one little chink in the armor: backup. Even if you don’t run remote scripts which generate files on the server (I’m looking at Movable Type here) which you never remember to backup, sooner or later your local copy and the server will lose synch."

I know first hand how much of a pain it can be to lose your site. Backing up your Web server is very important and this is a great way to do it.

Web Server Backup [Mezzoblue]

Die Dulci Fruere