Back up shared hosting MySQL to Dropbox (or similar)?

mbressman

• February 15, 2024 22:28

I'm on cPanel shared hosting, and just looking for an easy way to do a nightly backup of a MySQL database to Dropbox (or OneDrive for Business, OneDrive, or Google Drive). Anyone have any good suggestions, scripts, etc.? Thanks!

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • February 16, 2024 12:45

  Hey there!  Since you only have access to cPanel and not the root of the server, your options are going to be limited, and you'll need to find a third-party tool that will handle this.

  Knowing if your account has command line access would also be helpful to others that may offer suggestions.

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  mbressman

  • February 16, 2024 15:17

  Yes, I have jailed shell access if that is what you are asking.  Thanks.

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • February 16, 2024 15:19

  That would at least give you the option to run commands if that ends up being the best option.

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  rbairwell

  • February 16, 2024 22:10

  I've not tried these tools myself, but these look like they may do the job or point you in the right direction:

  * PHP-DBCloud ( found from https://medium.com/@iamdavidoti/automatically-backup-mysql-database-to-dropbox-using-php-4041c9f08a7d )

  * Inbound Horizon's script

  * Yecoder's script (designed to run as "root" but won't take too many modifications to run as a "normal user" script)

   

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