Ftp backup.plugin

Ftp_backup.plugin is a plugin that can be used to automatically FTP forum backups to another server.This allows forum administrators to store backups off-site. This plugin will ships with FUDforum 3.0.3 and later releases.

Prerequisites

Access to a FTP server.

Configure the plugin from the Plugin Manager by entering your FTP server name, username and password into the configuration section. When done the plugin can be activated.

Usage

Every time your forum is backed up (manual or automated), the resulting dump file will be FTP'ed to the specified server.

Hooks

This plugin uses FUDforum's POST_BACKUP hook.

Also see

• Dropbox.plugin, use Dropbox to copy dump files off-site.
• Make forum datadump, procedure for backing up your forum.