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#15593 Auto database backup on another server

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Latest post by user62367 on Friday, 29 March 2013 13:45 CDT

Friday, 29 March 2013 13:35 CDT

user62367
Mandatory information about my setup:

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Joomla! version: 1.5.26
PHP version: 5.3
MySQL version: 5
Host: (optional, but it helps us help you)
Akeeba Backup version: Akeeba Backup Professional 3.4.3 (2012-03-21)

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Description of my issue:

Is it possible to take database backup regularly (automatically) and restore automatically on the remote server?

Friday, 29 March 2013 13:38 CDT

nicholas
No, it's not. Even though you could automate the backup and transfer, automating the restoration is not possible. It would require software running on the remote server to carry out the restoration.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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Friday, 29 March 2013 13:39 CDT

user62367
Thanks. So if we have akeeba software on the other server, can we set auto restoration? or restoration is always manual?

Friday, 29 March 2013 13:41 CDT

nicholas
It would require a different kind of software than Akeeba Backup. Akeeba Backup is designed to take backups. The integrated restoration is basically an archive extraction tool and it then transfers control to the full site installation script embedded inside the (now extracted) backup archive. You need an unattended database-only restoration software. We don't have such a thing.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

Friday, 29 March 2013 13:45 CDT

user62367
ok, Thanks for the quick reply.

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