[opencms-dev] OpenCms backup Scheduled in the cron with export and import

[maria.freixes_graells at alcatel.es]

Thanks a lot Christian!!
You're right!! it's a better idea. But....the problem in my case is that 
I'm not the administrator of the machine, only I'm the opencms 
administrator, so, it's only a competence problem.....
But I thank you sincerently your answer!!
Have a nice day!!
Maria

Christian Steinert escribió:
> Maria,
>
> is it not a better idea to do a complete database dump by running a scheduled job on the operating-system level?
> with mysql a shell command like this (all on one line!) is enough to dump a complete database into a compressed SQL file:
>   mysqldump -v --flush-logs -u <db_username> --password=<password>  <database>  | bzip2 > opencms_db_`date +%Y-%0m-%0d_%0H#%0M#%0S`.sql.bz2
>
> This shell command could be stored as a simple script and then be run as a daily Chronjob (at least if your server runs some flavor of Unix or Linux).
>
>
> hth
> christian
>
>   
>> Hi
>>
>> Build a java class implements the interface i wrote and search through the opencms api for the right methods(there may will be an object to initiate and then add the paths to be exported, i think, or something like that). You have to search hard, but there defenitly will be something useful.
>>
>> I don't know exectly what methods and classes to use for the export, but i build an import system that waorks well with a class implementing the Schedular Interface using the importExportManager of opencms
>>
>>  
>>
>> 2006/10/6, maria.freixes_graells at alcatel.es <maria.freixes_graells at alcatel.es>:
>> Hello Andy,
>>
>> Ok with your answer, but....I am doing backups with the Export Database
>> option from "Database Import/Export Tools" from AdministrationView, and
>>
>> I can't see any option in the scheduler job classe any for this.
>> Only there is one for CmsStaticExportJob, I think that is for doing an
>> Static Export, isn't that?
>> I've understand that Static Export is the copy of the OpenCms resources
>>
>> to the file system of the machine. But the Export Database it's an
>> export of the files fro the OpenCms virtual file system to a zip file.
>> This last option is the one that I'm searching, because afte that, I
>> want to save the files into a tape.
>>
>> Any idea to do it?
>>
>> Anybody has implemented backup in their systems?
>>
>> Thanks and best regards,
>> Maria
>>
>>
>> Andy Bicksbo wrote:
>>     
>>> Hi
>>> There is an admin tool called ScheduledJob in the OpenCms Adminview.
>>>       
>>> With this tool you can call every Java Classes which implements the
>>> Interface I_CmsScheduledJob and set a cron expression for it.
>>> I think there is already one for this export thing
>>>
>>> hth
>>>       
>>> Andy
>>>
>>>
>>> 2006/10/4, maria.freixes_graells at alcatel.es
>>> <mailto:maria.freixes_graells at alcatel.es
>>>
>>> <maria.freixes_graells at alcatel.es
>>> <mailto:maria.freixes_graells at alcatel.es>>:
>>>       
>>>     Hello people,
>>>
>>>     I've read about doing backup of the OpenCms system through the export
>>>     and import options from Administrator->Database Management. I've
>>>     tried
>>>       
>>>     it and it will be usefully for me scheduling the task in the cron in
>>>     order to execute them at night.
>>>
>>>     I'm searching for information or some solution implemented for the
>>>     cron
>>>       
>>>     job doing the backup.
>>>
>>>     Could anyone help me with information or a solution for this, please?
>>>
>>>     Thanks and best regards,
>>>
>>>     Maria
>>>
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