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I am setting a new server, with WHM / cPanel installed.
It is very important that I can take a full mySQL back-up once or twice a day.
Right now the databases are pretty small (20 mb), but volume will increase rapidly as soon s we get more customers.
I now there is a possibility to create a cron job and have the back-up emailed.
However, I think it is a shitty solution due to the future size of these back-up’s.
What are your best advices regarding daily mySQL back-ups?
You can have a cron job set up to back up your database and dump it to a directory of your choosing:
What you do from there is up to you, but I agree that you should not email it due to the size. Perhaps you can use SCP to send it to a different server.