Dear Richard,

I have an online db hosted by Godaddy. How can i back it periodically using ASP code? Doing manually is unrealistic because may be i can forget. I would like to for instance write a code that says "do a backup once 50 new records have been entered into the db" or "count the number of times users have logged in, back up on the 50th occasion"

Thank you!

MICAH

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Reply from Richard Rost:

How are you storing your database? Is it just an Access file you uploaded (like I show in my tutorials?) If so, just use FTP. That's what I do. Like once a week I use FTP and backup my databases (including this Forum).

If you want to get REAL careful, though, I guess you could do something like you want. Perhaps every time a record is added, you could have it email a copy of the data to a separate backup email address? Or you could use the techniques I cover in my Web Synch Seminar to have an event in a local Access database automatically pull down the data daily/weekly?