After reading about ftpbackup in the cobalt forums, I wondered if it anyone has tried this utility on a CP/WHM box? I have a ftp server myself and taring up special dirs and sending to me via ftp sounds like a better solution to paying extra for a backup drive. Has anyone tried this on their boxes yet?

Do you know the name of the software that does this?

ftpbackup :)

Here is a link I found:

http://filewatcher.org/sec/ftpbackup/int_year.html

Just put in ftpbackup in google and you'll find some hits. But beware, there are other software which has the same name. I think the one everyone uses is Warren Gay.

It is easy to do this with an automatic ftp script. You don't need any special software. Here is an example:

#!/bin/bash
ftp -n server.mydomain.com << EOT
user anonymous joe@schmoe.com
bin
prompt
cd backup_files
put mybackup.tar.gz
bye
EOT

If you have sensitive data or you are at all concerned about security, scp is a better option.

-Rut