Sysadmin Sypex dumper alternative?

Wouldn't know as I never trust php based mysql backup scripts for risk of timeouts and incomplete backup databases. The proper way is via ssh command line and mysql native client, mysqldump outlined at bottom of page at MariaDB MySQL - CentminMod.com LEMP Nginx web stack for CentOS

mysqldump is what is used for Centmin Mod's premium dbbackup.sh mysql backup script outlined at MariaDB - dbbackup.sh - quick mysql database backups for Centmin Mod stack | Centmin Mod Community

 

Just needs practice

 

You'd be at the mercy of backup scripts like php ones which means you'd be at risk of having incomplete backups. Hence, why I only ever use VPS or dedicated servers

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RamNode also has some nice OpenVZ/KVM plans too

 

true indeed !

if on shared hosting, only way is to get web host to provide a full site + mysql backup so you can transfer to a VPS

 

Majority of shared hosts use whm/cpanel and web hosts have option to allow full site backups from being generated and downloaded from within user's cpanel account - probably a good alternative IF your site data size isn't too large. The problem is when data set size is large enough to cause timeouts and delays and interrupt the script's backup process

 

dbbackup.sh is only for centmin mod lemp's structure