Using cron to update a site and prepare the backup

clemens — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 06:49:46 +0000

For a site on my VM I needed an svn sync and the backup files on my developer site.

I initially didn't want to install backup_migrate module. This was partly due to my arcane workflow which is of course by hand and unfamiliarity with back_migrate module.

So this is what I deviced

test_site@serverVM:~$ crontab -l
# m h  dom mon dow   command
*/7 * * * * wget -O - -q -t 1 http://test-site.com/cron.php
*/5 * * * * /home/test_site/svn-up 2>&1 > /home/test_site/svn-up.log
* */1 * * * /home/test_site/ant-backup 2>&1 > /home/test_site/ant-backup.log

test_site@serverVM:~$ cat svn-up
#!/bin/sh
cd /home/test_site
/usr/bin/svn up

test_site@serverVM:~$ cat ant-backup
#!/bin/sh
/usr/bin/ant backup

free form:

build2be/com/e - backup

Using cron to update a site and prepare the backup