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Do You Backup Your Server with a Different Hosting Company?

by MindReality
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Do you backup your server with a different hosting company?

Do you have your websites, files and folders, and emails constantly backed up at a different hosting company so that you are ready to switch servers simply by changing domain DNS?
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  • Profile picture of the author Marketing Fool
    I don't...that's an expensive overkill. Just back them up locally, and maybe some other cloud place that doesn't really cost anything...like dropbox or Amazon AWS S3.

    Why pay a separate hosting account?

    If something goes wrong, you can upload from local to a new host in seconds...
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    • Profile picture of the author MindReality
      Originally Posted by Marketing Fool View Post

      I don't...that's an expensive overkill. Just back them up locally, and maybe some other cloud place that doesn't really cost anything...like dropbox or Amazon AWS S3.

      Why pay a separate hosting account?

      If something goes wrong, you can upload from local to a new host in seconds...
      Backing up to own computer is a no-no. It must be done to another server.

      How does dropbox backup a database?

      It is also important to have a service where someone manages or automates the backup.
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    • Profile picture of the author mojojuju
      Originally Posted by Marketing Fool View Post

      I don't...that's an expensive overkill. Just back them up locally, and maybe some other cloud place that doesn't really cost anything...like dropbox or Amazon AWS S3.
      Not really. I bought a cheap $50/yr VPS (which also has the role of development server) to back up my main VPS.

      I still store back ups of my main server at home, just in case, but the advantage my backup VPS has over my backup at home is the network speed. If I ever need to move to a new host, my backup VPS can transfer the data to the new host much faster than I can upload from home on my Comcast connection.

      Also, since my main VPS and the backup VPS are both in Chicago, transfers back and forth between the two are really quick in case I ever need to restore a full backup.
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  • Profile picture of the author tanyaa
    Is it expensive or not? If cheap than please inform me.The backup should be secured.
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  • Profile picture of the author Marketing Fool
    Your webhost has a backup system, in all likelihood.

    Because of that, backing up locally is probably fine. What are the chances that both YOU (locally) and your webhost will suffer a catastrophic event at the same time? Add in a third place like dropbox and you're golden.

    It's only important to have a service managing auto backups if you're unable to do it yourself of don't want to bother...there is no rule that says you have to do that.

    Dropbox hosts files...so you would simply upload your backed up database file there. They don't offer "database backup" per se...
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    • Profile picture of the author MindReality
      Originally Posted by Marketing Fool View Post

      Your webhost has a backup system, in all likelihood.

      Because of that, backing up locally is probably fine. What are the chances that both YOU (locally) and your webhost will suffer a catastrophic event at the same time? Add in a third place like dropbox and you're golden.

      It's only important to have a service managing auto backups if you're unable to do it yourself of don't want to bother...there is no rule that says you have to do that.

      Dropbox hosts files...so you would simply upload your backed up database file there. They don't offer "database backup" per se...
      That is why there is a need to have a backup on a different server, and managed by a professional. I am looking for such an option. I already have backups of my server on the same server.
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  • Profile picture of the author lattlay123
    I backup and restore my databases manually in phpMyAdmin (if there is cPanel). Saved my a$$ on several occasions!
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  • Profile picture of the author Marketing Fool
    Well then, a simple google search will give you all the options you need :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author Talltom1
    I absolutely backup all of my websites and the databases regularly.

    I log into my cpanel, select 'backup', and backup the home directory and the MySQL databases.

    These backup files are then downloaded to a folder on my computer.

    Next, I log into my Amazon S3 account (S3=Simple Storage Service), and upload all of the backup files there. I have perhaps 5-10 Gb of files stored there - costs me about $0.34 per month - total fee!

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  • Profile picture of the author Marketing Fool
    I second Amazon s3...it's great for backups
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  • Profile picture of the author Kingfish85
    A lot of people utilize smaller virtual servers on reduced redundancy arrays such as RAID 1 or RAID 5 since it doesn't cost as much.
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  • Profile picture of the author Shane12
    I backup to my server, computer, and an external hard drive. Amazon S3 sounds like a worthwhile idea, though.
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  • Profile picture of the author brutecky
    Originally Posted by MindReality View Post

    Do you backup your server with a different hosting company?

    Do you have your websites, files and folders, and emails constantly backed up at a different hosting company so that you are ready to switch servers simply by changing domain DNS?

    No and honestly that doesn't make any sense. I do make local backups of my site files, customer files and also my database every 48 hours. However you cant simply change hosting by switching DNS since DNS changes are not instant.
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