[opencms-dev] OpenCms backup Scheduled in the cron with export and import
maria.freixes_graells at alcatel.es
maria.freixes_graells at alcatel.es
Tue Oct 10 17:59:57 CEST 2006
Thanks very much for your answer and your time Christian.
Have a good day!
Best regards,
Maria
Christian Steinert escribió:
> Dear Maria
>
> you can also run a shell command from Java.
> It should be enough (although I haven't tried) to create a simple opencms chronjob that does something like:
>
> Runtime.getRuntime().exec( "/path/to/backup_script.sh" );
>
>
>
> Of course the script "/path/to/backup_script.sh" needs to have read and execute-Permission for the Tomcat user.
> The shell script you would probably have to start with a line like
>
> #!/usr/bin/bash
>
> so that the correct program will be used to execute it.
> If that does not work for you then you would have to dig out call the normal opencms export functionality from your own opencms-chronjob class.
>
> hth
> christian
>
>
>
>
>> 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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