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Ask HN: What are some best practices/strategies for backing up a web app

1 points by booruguru 14y ago

I'm building a social bookmarking site and I'm looking for some advice on automated backups (scripts, third-party services, etc.) so my app doesn't turn into the next Ma.gnolia.

aiurtourist 14y ago
You'll need to outline a bit more of your technology stack before anyone will be able to help you.
- booruguru 14y ago
  Sorry about that. Here it is: CentOS/Apache/cPanel/PHP/MYSQL
  - aiurtourist 14y ago
    There's lots of information on how to do backups. For starters, back up your data and back up your code. If you're using a VPS, see if you can take a snapshot as a backup. Above all - I learned this the hard way - make sure you can restore from your backups. Try a full rebuild from your backups. You'll learn a lot.