what is the best way to backup mysql database? using a mysql existing tool or technique?

The database has million of records, and will need to be backed up every data entry from the user. Answer For small databases I’m personally use phpMyAdmin. For bigger databases (SQL dump is, let’s say, more than 5MB) I prefer backing up from command line using standard MySQL tool mysqldump: mysqldump -h localhost -u username … Read more

Restoring to a blank Cisco switch

If you need to restore over a blank Cisco switch with a config backup taken using TFTP. I hear you can do this using copy and paste from the output given from show running-configuration on the live switch but that requires console access in order not to get cut off half way through the restore. … Read more

How much memory will this PHP Script need? [duplicate]

This question already has answers here: Can you help me with my capacity planning? (3 answers) Closed 8 years ago. I’m trying to use a WordPress Plugin to backup my database and files but it keeps running out of memory. How much memory will this script need to finish and how much should I ask … Read more

Router backup solution with USB [closed]

Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Server Fault. Closed 6 years ago. Improve this question I have a router sitting at an external location. I’m looking for a solution to backup router logs at scheduled intervals, incrementally, over … Read more

How do production web applications make backups? [closed]

Closed. This question needs to be more focused. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it focuses on one problem only by editing this post. Closed 11 months ago. Improve this question So, I’m almost finished building my first major production web app, and am wondering how … Read more

Backup Centos Server on Personal Windows 7 Computer [closed]

Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Server Fault. Closed 8 years ago. Improve this question Using rsync or with a similar method, I would like to backup my dedicated Centos server (client websites specifically) on my personal Windows … Read more

Backup of images [closed]

Closed. This question is opinion-based. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it can be answered with facts and citations by editing this post. Closed 8 years ago. Improve this question I’ve just installed a Ubuntu for a file server. It will share a folder (samba) and … Read more

Incremental backups of Subversion repositories [closed]

Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Server Fault. Closed 6 years ago. Improve this question I have two SVN repositories, svn_rep1 and svn_rep2. I want to back them up to a remote server, with an incremental backup daily … Read more

Is Active Directory backup as flexible as OpenLDAPs or 389-ds’s?

With 389-ds I can export my entire directory using db2ldif and import it into a new directory server using ldif2db without any issues; even in catastrophic failure situations. Now, the question is with Active Directory; can I do the same thing without taking a full system backup? I want to backup the directory and that’s … Read more