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I am running FP2003 and operate 20+ websites. I would
like to backup these sites as a batch and publish them
to either a CD or a backup file on my server. I know
how to publish on a site by site basis but don't want to
have to open each individual site to do this as I'd like
to be able to do this routinely as a batch file. Is
anyone aware of a tool to do this?
If you want to backup the "live" sites on your host's
server, I think you'd have to schedule a batch job that
FTPed them to whatever backup area you like.
However, if you always follow the recommended procedure
of updating a a local copy of each site and then
Publishing, backing up the local copy is just as good.
And you can do that using any normal backup or CD-writer
program.
Backing up Access databases is a little trickier, because
presumably you've cleared the Allow Files To Be Browsed
setting from any folders that contain them. Password-
protected FTP is an option, as is a password-protected
page that transmits the database as a download file.
Backing up SQL Server, Oracle, or MySql databases is
either your host's responsibility, or yours if the
necessary ports are open. You would use the tools that
come with the DBMS for this.
Jim Buyens
Microsoft FrontPage MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
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