Sunday, 2004-01-25
backing up mt
My first scare with Movable Type (MT) data loss resulted in severe paranoia. What happened if I lost my blog, a collection of thoughts important enough to preserve? I immediately began searching for some peace of mind. And the easiest avenue possible to that end.
A solution was at hand. Through the help of others in the MT Support Forum, I was able to create a template which automates the backup of this blog.
Here's the file I'm currently using for the process. It'll remain current to MT advances as long as I continue to use the publishing system. If you're looking to pull the current export format yourself, start at line 2970 in /lib/MT/App/CMS.pm and end at the dashes preceding "TEXT".