~What's Going On At GreenguyandJim on February 7, 2004~
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Do Backups, A Lot!
As most of you know, back in August, we lost everything because of a Hard Drive Failure. Fortunately, I did daily back ups on the site but missed the Board Database. It hurt and was a lot of work getting back up. We now have automatic backups but I still backup the site and "database" at least twice/daily.
If you have ever deleted a file by mistake or someone else has moved and lost it then just imagine losing your website.
It's better to be safe than sorry. There can be lots of reasons for losing your site, the server crashing, being hacked, or even deleting the site by mistake (I am almost ashamed to admit this but... )
It doesn't matter which event causes loss of your site, if your only copy is the live version then you are living dangerously.
As I said, I also make twice/daily back ups of the site including the database for the forum. The back ups are created on the server then downloaded but its just as easy to download the site to somewhere safe every day. Somewhere safe is not on the server but on a different computer.
So if I do something stupid I can always roll back the site to over 1 week ago. If I have just added a new section to the site then I do a back up at that point and download it as well.
Lots of people complain to their hosts about losing sites but the responsibility should really be on your shoulders to make sure you are covered for most eventualities.
If you lose your site after reading this then you have no one to blame apart from yourself :)
Have a Great Day
Greenguy and Jim
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