Comments on: How To Automate Backups For Your Online Store And Why I’m An Idiot http://mywifequitherjob.com/how-to-automate-backups-for-your-online-store-and-why-im-an-idiot/ Building Wealth and Entrepreneurship When Your Wife Wants to Stay at Home With the Kids Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:43:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: 25 Ways to Live 25 Hours a Day | Marc and Angel Hack Life http://mywifequitherjob.com/how-to-automate-backups-for-your-online-store-and-why-im-an-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-1154 25 Ways to Live 25 Hours a Day | Marc and Angel Hack Life Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:58:55 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/?p=3079#comment-1154 [...] Use technology to automate tasks. – “Don’t be dumb like me. Make sure your backups are automated so you don’t forget, because you will eventually.  For those first 2 years and 3 months, I felt like my website was invincible.  But everything goes down eventually.  Don’t trust yourself to make regular backups.  Leave that to a computer!” – via My Wife Quit Her Job [...] [...] Use technology to automate tasks. – “Don’t be dumb like me. Make sure your backups are automated so you don’t forget, because you will eventually.  For those first 2 years and 3 months, I felt like my website was invincible.  But everything goes down eventually.  Don’t trust yourself to make regular backups.  Leave that to a computer!” – via My Wife Quit Her Job [...]

]]> By: Steve http://mywifequitherjob.com/how-to-automate-backups-for-your-online-store-and-why-im-an-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-1102 Steve Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:45:53 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/?p=3079#comment-1102 Hey Jace, Thanks for the tip. I actually added a few extra lines to the script to automatically email me the backups to several email accounts. I also have a NAS at home running RAID 5 where I store everything of value. Definitely not going to make the same mistake twice. Hey Jace,
Thanks for the tip. I actually added a few extra lines to the script to automatically email me the backups to several email accounts. I also have a NAS at home running RAID 5 where I store everything of value. Definitely not going to make the same mistake twice.

]]> By: Jace http://mywifequitherjob.com/how-to-automate-backups-for-your-online-store-and-why-im-an-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-1101 Jace Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:37:52 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/?p=3079#comment-1101 Hey Steve, glad you finally got the backup solution up and running. Are you storing your backups off your web server though? It's great to have everything being dumped to a file but if your hard drive crashes or there's a hardware issue, you'll be in the same spot you were before. Add a few lines to your perl script to FTP those backup files to your home computer or to another server. I'm sure you've probably already setup something like this, but for anyone else who hasn't thought to do this, it is NOT your web host's responsibility to backup your hard drive. Even if some hosts offer it as a feature, rely on them as much as you'd rely on a nanny to teach your children about life, sure they can do it but they might not have your best interests in mind... Hey Steve, glad you finally got the backup solution up and running. Are you storing your backups off your web server though? It’s great to have everything being dumped to a file but if your hard drive crashes or there’s a hardware issue, you’ll be in the same spot you were before. Add a few lines to your perl script to FTP those backup files to your home computer or to another server. I’m sure you’ve probably already setup something like this, but for anyone else who hasn’t thought to do this, it is NOT your web host’s responsibility to backup your hard drive. Even if some hosts offer it as a feature, rely on them as much as you’d rely on a nanny to teach your children about life, sure they can do it but they might not have your best interests in mind…

]]> By: Ari Koinuma http://mywifequitherjob.com/how-to-automate-backups-for-your-online-store-and-why-im-an-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-1057 Ari Koinuma Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:29:45 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/?p=3079#comment-1057 And for those of us on WordPress, there's the handy-dandy <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-db-backup/" rel="nofollow">WP-DB-Backup plugin</a>. It's so easy, there's really no excuse to risk your site. I have it set to backup on a weekly basis. ari And for those of us on WordPress, there’s the handy-dandy WP-DB-Backup plugin. It’s so easy, there’s really no excuse to risk your site. I have it set to backup on a weekly basis.

ari

]]> By: PennySeeds.com http://mywifequitherjob.com/how-to-automate-backups-for-your-online-store-and-why-im-an-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-1056 PennySeeds.com Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:12:41 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/?p=3079#comment-1056 I learned to do this with my personal computer as well. I have 1400 GB of hard drive space on my home system. I don't want anything on it lost; as that equals hours of time recovering media or projects that simply will not be replaced. I set my computer to automatically backup, update, virus scan, spyware scan, ect. Thank goodness for automation! : ) I learned to do this with my personal computer as well. I have 1400 GB of hard drive space on my home system. I don’t want anything on it lost; as that equals hours of time recovering media or projects that simply will not be replaced.

I set my computer to automatically backup, update, virus scan, spyware scan, ect. Thank goodness for automation! : )

]]> By: Carla http://mywifequitherjob.com/how-to-automate-backups-for-your-online-store-and-why-im-an-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-1055 Carla Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:23:52 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/?p=3079#comment-1055 You're not an idiot. It’s hard to manage a business AND work full-time. I am pretty much doing everything too and because I am not tech savvy, I have to learn this one step at a time. Though I have NO idea what you just wrote (codes, etc), I will keep this post in mind for future reference. You’re not an idiot. It’s hard to manage a business AND work full-time. I am pretty much doing everything too and because I am not tech savvy, I have to learn this one step at a time. Though I have NO idea what you just wrote (codes, etc), I will keep this post in mind for future reference.

]]> By: banji http://mywifequitherjob.com/how-to-automate-backups-for-your-online-store-and-why-im-an-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-1053 banji Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:44:29 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/?p=3079#comment-1053 What doesn't kill you will only make you stronger. Thank you for the article. I am not as tech savvy as you, so even though I have backup of my blog (which I'm thinking of changing the frequency to daily now that I read this), I'm not so sure if I can restore it once the time comes. I guess I have to start practicing. What doesn’t kill you will only make you stronger. Thank you for the article.

I am not as tech savvy as you, so even though I have backup of my blog (which I’m thinking of changing the frequency to daily now that I read this), I’m not so sure if I can restore it once the time comes.

I guess I have to start practicing.

]]> By: Steve http://mywifequitherjob.com/how-to-automate-backups-for-your-online-store-and-why-im-an-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-1052 Steve Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:56:45 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/?p=3079#comment-1052 Hey Chris, Can't argue with you there. But the point of the article is to teach others how to automate their backups so it doesn't happen to anyone else. I was performing backups manually before. Now, I will never lose data again. Live and learn Hey Chris,

Can’t argue with you there. But the point of the article is to teach others how to automate their backups so it doesn’t happen to anyone else. I was performing backups manually before. Now, I will never lose data again. Live and learn

]]> By: Chris http://mywifequitherjob.com/how-to-automate-backups-for-your-online-store-and-why-im-an-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-1051 Chris Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:48:21 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/?p=3079#comment-1051 Actually yes, you are an idiot. So are others who don't have a backup for a crucial part of their business. But you're even more of an idiot for posting about it online. Actually yes, you are an idiot. So are others who don’t have a backup for a crucial part of their business. But you’re even more of an idiot for posting about it online.

]]> By: B7 http://mywifequitherjob.com/how-to-automate-backups-for-your-online-store-and-why-im-an-idiot/comment-page-1/#comment-1050 B7 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:12:00 +0000 http://mywifequitherjob.com/?p=3079#comment-1050 Thanks for sharing, Steve! I guess its part of human nature to not worry about it until we get screwed. The same thing happened to me with my home/work computer. I lost all my documents, music, pictures and all the data for my business, and all my client data too! My solution is automated online backup (mozy.com works pretty well). Yes, it costs $5 per month. However, it will automatically back up everything nightly, and there is not much of a space limitation. I guess computers have become so important in our lives that we need certain data backed up constantly. Thanks for sharing, Steve! I guess its part of human nature to not worry about it until we get screwed.

The same thing happened to me with my home/work computer. I lost all my documents, music, pictures and all the data for my business, and all my client data too!

My solution is automated online backup (mozy.com works pretty well). Yes, it costs $5 per month. However, it will automatically back up everything nightly, and there is not much of a space limitation. I guess computers have become so important in our lives that we need certain data backed up constantly.

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