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Drives:
In the upper section of the window you can see your local drives. Select those you want to be surpervised by The Backup Demon/2.Filetypes to Exclude:
In the left listbox you can enter filetypes which you do not want to be backup'd. As a general rule some people say, that everything which can be recovered from other sources need not be backup'd (e.g. exe-files)Only these directories:
If you would have checked the drive-letter - let's say - C: and you would specify nothing else then the complete drive C: would be supervised and backed up (except those files being matched by the Exclude-Filetypes-List).
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Definition of a remote FTP-Server:
These items must be provided by you:FTP-Server-URL: | Name of the server like: www.my-server.com |
Login-Name: | User-Name for the ftp-access |
Login-Pass: | Password for the ftp-access |
Remote Path: | In case you have other data on that server (which is not unusal) you can specify a directory name which will serve as a kind of 'root' for the Backup Demon, i.e. all backup'd data and directories will be stored below this 'root'-directory. This directory will be automatically created, if you chek the checkbox 'create remote path'. |
Encryption: | If you want your data on the server be encrypted, you must proceed with the Encryption-section (for more details refer to Encryption) |
Key: | Specify any key for the encryption algorythm (min. 6 arbitrary characters, the longer the key the better the 'lock'-effect) |
Special feature: Execution of cgi-scripts: |
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If your server administrator (web-hoster) allows the execution of cgi-scripts, and what's more
provides you with PHP-functionality then you can make use of a feature of Backup Demon/2 that will
speed up any query against your backup'd data in a very high degree (if you are in doubt about PHP
please ask your administrator if you have PHP4 on your server).
If you don't have PHP or don't want to deal with that question, ok then you lack no functionality in Backup Demon/2 at all, but speed when querying your data. To utilize the speed advantage you must upload a special PHP-modul (BkpDemon.php4) to your server. This will be done automatically whenever you save your server-definition AND the two checkboxes 'Execution of cgi-scripts allowed' and 'Install server-software now' are set to on. |
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HTTP-Dir: | If you have marked 'Execution of cgi-scripts allowed' and the PHP-module is successfully uploaded to your server and later when using the Query-function you get an error then most probably you have a distinction on your server between FTP-root and HTTP-root. In most cases these two terms mean the same thing, namely the 'document root' of your virtual web server ('/'). But sometimes the HTTP-documents (i.e. html-files and PHP-modules) reside in an own directory which is beneath the FTP-root. If this is the case with your server then you must specify the name of that directory in the field 'HTP-dir'. |
Definition of a local storage device:
Instead of a remote server you can define any local storage device, as long as it is assigned a drive letter.FTP-Server-URL: | Any description such as: Local backup on CD-writer z: |
Remote Path: | Diectory on that drive, such as:
z:\, or - with a subdirectory: z:\BackData |
Keyword: | Value: | Meaning: |
KEEPLOGS | or blank | Keep the log-files from previous run, don't delete them. |
START | AUTO | Triggers the automatic start |
SERVER | Name of Backup-Server. Here you must enter what is written in the field 'FTP-Server-URL' in the 'Define New Server'-dialogue. The quotes are required. |
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DELAY | Number | Minutes to pass after invocation of the program before actual processing begins. |
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