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Backup your Blog

Run WordPress or MovableType? BackupMyBlog is a service that simply backs up the database of any MySQL-based blog, at any time you specify and saves the backup files to the BackupMyBlogs server.

Setting up your blog for back-up is a simple matter of typing in your FTP details, and then your blog’s URL. It then automatically detects your database’s settings. After it has backed up, it will save it to their server, and optionally email you. You can also restore a backup from within BackupMyBlog.

This I think is a perfect for beginning bloggers, but mind you that you are giving a third party the keys to your blog. I have not personally tried this service, so I can’t vouch for it. It is always a matter of trust when you give someone your servers intimate details, so use with caution.

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  • http://www.deadlycomputer.com Mike

    I just use the following command to make a backup of the database, the resulting file is quite small and can then be moved to another computer via network or any other way imaginable

    mysqldump -u [database admin] -p [database password] [database name] > [file name]

    for example

    mysqldump -u Administrator -p ILikePie myBlog > backup.bak

  • dov

    hell no!! i won’t give out my FTP account info..
    these guys are crazy.. :D
    i really would add my creditcard info, for the free beta testing though..
    lol..

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