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Asked: 2026-06-10T22:15:44+00:00

So I have a PHP application running on linux machine which is using a

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So I have a PHP application running on linux machine which is using a mysql database. I have manage to add the back up my mysql database every day by adding a code in the CRONTAB. In my application clients are able to upload document, of which a saved in a directory in the application folder ie /myapp/uploaded_documents/, I am looking at backing up this directory.

My question is: how do I back up a directory to a certain remote location on a certain time every day? Is it possible to also password protect this directory on my app folder?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The best way is to use rsync, as you would be uploading (most likely) changes only.

    http://linux.die.net/man/1/rsync

    Additionally you can create incremental backup:

    http://www.mikerubel.org/computers/rsync_snapshots/

    So my suggested solution would be rsync + crontab

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