if you have sufficient access to your server. Many lower end hosting accounts don't allow you ot Drupal sufficient privileges to run the backup module successfully.
If you do have enough privileges, and you are running a single site, the backup module should be all you need. It creates a tarball with your files and MySQL backup, which you can then download.
If you are running several sites on your own server, scripted or managed backups are the way to go.
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The backup module is great
if you have sufficient access to your server. Many lower end hosting accounts don't allow you ot Drupal sufficient privileges to run the backup module successfully.
If you do have enough privileges, and you are running a single site, the backup module should be all you need. It creates a tarball with your files and MySQL backup, which you can then download.
If you are running several sites on your own server, scripted or managed backups are the way to go.
Cary Gordon
The Cherry Hill Company