How many days of backups do you keep?

**Get Shorty** · 11-13-2006, 05:16 AM

I'm currently backing up my forums nightly and retaining the three most recent backups. I'm considering changing to this 15 or even 30 days, since space is not an issue.

What is your backup schedule and retention plan?

**Jolteon** · 11-13-2006, 05:22 AM

My backups are made every 6 hours (Cron job), and the last 3 are available.

The only problem is, there is not much of a gap to detect errors in backups, been every 6 hours, your backups can quickly fill with errors.

**Harlzard** · 11-13-2006, 05:31 AM

i didn't back up my old forum and i had learnt the lesson! I will definately do this, maybe once or twice a week.

**Get Shorty** · 11-13-2006, 05:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Kirk

My backups are made every 6 hours (Cron job), and the last 3 are available.

The only problem is, there is not much of a gap to detect errors in backups, been every 6 hours, your backups can quickly fill with errors.

I wouldn't like that at all... What if you are unable to get to your site for a day or two, then there is a problem? You've only got backups from the current day.

**Jolteon** · 11-13-2006, 05:57 AM

Hmm, theres something i hadn't considered, thanks for bringing that to my attention. Now i need to consider either changing the amount of available backups, or increasing the time between each...

**Get Shorty** · 11-13-2006, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Kirk

Hmm, theres something i hadn't considered, thanks for bringing that to my attention. Now i need to consider either changing the amount of available backups, or increasing the time between each...

Does your forum receive enough posts to warrant backups every six hours? There's certainly nothing wrong with it, so long as you figure out how many days of backups you want to keep, then multiply that by four...

**Jolteon** · 11-13-2006, 05:59 AM

I think it may be best either increasing the time to 18 or 24 hours, or increasing the amount kept up to 6.

**Get Shorty** · 11-13-2006, 06:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Captain Kirk

I think it may be best either increasing the time to 18 or 24 hours, or increasing the amount kept up to 6.

I think I'm going to keep 15 days worth of backups, two backups per day...

**Jolteon** · 11-13-2006, 06:05 AM

Unfortunatly i don't have the space for so many backups

(Well not on the server my forum is on, i do have a virtually unused server account on a different server, but thats for my latest project, and the offer to start up forums)

**chovy** · 11-13-2006, 09:14 AM

90 days, every six hours. try rsnapshot for unix.

11-13-2006, 05:16 AM	#1
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11-13-2006, 05:22 AM	#2
Jolteon Forum Junkie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Holmfirth, England Posts: 3,699	My backups are made every 6 hours (Cron job), and the last 3 are available. The only problem is, there is not much of a gap to detect errors in backups, been every 6 hours, your backups can quickly fill with errors. __________________ Ack, no currently active projects To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

11-13-2006, 05:57 AM	#5
Jolteon Forum Junkie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Holmfirth, England Posts: 3,699	Hmm, theres something i hadn't considered, thanks for bringing that to my attention. Now i need to consider either changing the amount of available backups, or increasing the time between each... __________________ Ack, no currently active projects To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

11-13-2006, 05:59 AM	#7
Jolteon Forum Junkie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Holmfirth, England Posts: 3,699	I think it may be best either increasing the time to 18 or 24 hours, or increasing the amount kept up to 6. __________________ Ack, no currently active projects To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

11-13-2006, 06:05 AM	#9
Jolteon Forum Junkie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Holmfirth, England Posts: 3,699	Unfortunatly i don't have the space for so many backups (Well not on the server my forum is on, i do have a virtually unused server account on a different server, but thats for my latest project, and the offer to start up forums) __________________ Ack, no currently active projects To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

11-13-2006, 05:31 AM	#3
Harlzard Forum Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 1,925	i didn't back up my old forum and i had learnt the lesson! I will definately do this, maybe once or twice a week.

11-13-2006, 09:14 AM	#10
chovy Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 61	90 days, every six hours. try rsnapshot for unix.

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