The Wisconsin Skier

Yesterday, I discussed backing up your website, more specifically, I talked about the piece on the web-host side. You may recall, the result of yesterday’s talk is two files one with all of you web-files and another one containing the SQL code to recreate the database that is — your data.

In addition, I gave you guidance on setting up your cron job to run the back up script. The piece left out though, is the part that pulls the backup files from the web-host onto your home computer. Part of the rationale of backing up is to prevent your data from loss in the event of system malfunction or malfeasance. Malfunctions may be brought on by human error or due to what are often referred to as Acts of God a fire at the host’s data center, a flood, or just plain old failure of the storage devices. Malfeasance might be a cracker (i.e. an unauthorized person who breaks into your system) who then goes and wipes out your data and files, or it could result from a plain old Oh $#!+ moment on your part, eventually you will have one of those.

Today we will talk about automating the backup file download.
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