Alternative Backup Method If Php Exec Disabled?

[S.H.]

Few days ago scheduled backup stopped working with the following error:

exec() has been disabled for security reasons on line 160 in app/models/backup.php

 

After some investigation it was determined that the host admin disabled exec and shell_exec in an effort to tighten up security. Is there any workaround to perform schedule backups without having to use php exec()? If no workaround exists what are my options?

 

Thanks.

[Michael]

use the PHPMyadmin or SFTP.

[cloudrck]

Make a shell script to dump the DB, compress and rsync the data somewhere.

[Paul]

If it's in the budget, I suggest getting a VPS just for Blesta. Far more secure.

 

I suggest multiple backups. Blesta's database backup is good, but if an attacker hacked your server, they would technically have the information they need to log in and deleted your backups. I suggest using something else as well, VPS snapshots or R1Soft, or all of the above.

 

Backups. Backups. Backups. Nobody was ever sorry for having backups.