2. Issue the following at the command line..
Code:
tar -czf /home/my server account name/backup/public_html_$(date +%d%m%y).tgz /home/my web server name/public_html/
a. tar creates an uncompressed archive of a folder retaining it's internal structure.
b. Including the -z switch compresses the archive.
c. The above example assumes that your web folder backups are stored at /home/my server account name/backup and that your backup file names are constructed as 'public_html_today's date'.
d. Also the assumption is made that your web folder is stored at /home/my web server name/public_html
Your Vbulletin web server folder backup is now complete and stored at /home/my server account name/backup
