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  From: Andrew Reid <andrew.reid@plug.cx>
  To  : shane <shane@scopenet.com.au>
  Date: 19 Jun 2001 11:03:22 +0930

Re: Backup using FTP

On 19 Jun 2001 10:50:00 +0930, shane wrote:

> This is what I do, I have modified the the following examples for security
> reason it should be easy to follow
> You will need php installed, I use php because I like it, it may not be the
> best, however the following have been working for me on several servers
> without any issues for serveral months now.

The same could be achieved in one script without the need for PHP using
ncftpput.

ncftpput allows you to specify usernames/passwords on the command line
making it a good solution for a CRON-based backup script.

   - andrew

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