HOWTO: Automatic, emailed database backups with Drupal

MySQLThe newest development version of Drupal's Backup and Migrate module enables automatically scheduled database backups to be emailed off-site. However, due to a bug, it takes a little work to actually make this happen. The problem is, the module doesn't properly store your preferred email address. Here's how we work it...

 

EDIT: JULY 16, 2009: The developers fixed this issue; there is no need for this hack now!

HOWTO: Automatic, emailed database backups with Drupal

The newest development version of Drupal's Backup and Migrate module enables automatically scheduled database backups to be emailed off-site. However, due to a bug, it takes a little work to actually make this happen.

An Easier Drupal Update?

Drupal updates are tedious--downloading individual files, uploading, manually running the update.php script... If you're administering more than one Drupal installation, it becomes tiring quickly. I've found two ways of solving these problems: the Drush utility and using Acquia's Drupal distribution.

Ceramics resources

I recommend both of these textbooks for beginning artists or those looking to expand their home studio. I'm also going to be uploading a handout on lid making and some other ceramic issues--look for this later this week.