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(posted this on http://serverfault.com/ with no luck)

I use rackspace cloud sites and don't have accsess to SSH or RSYNC on their servers, but I do access to SSHFS.

I would like to be able to backup my cloud site to my local Ubuntu server, which has SSH, RSYNC etc.

So far, I'm thinking the best way to do this, is to mount the site on the local server using:

sshfs username@remoteserver.com:/path-to-site/ ~/Sites_Mounted/site-name/ -o reconnect,cache=no,compression=yes,ServerAliveInterval=15
Reconnect - so the connection will reconnect if it drops

Cache=no - because we want live backups not old cached files

Compression - to minimise bandwidth usage

ServerAliceInterval - as SSHFS drops out after a long time and crashes

I was then thinking about using a RSYNC command to copy the mounded sites files to a backup directory on the local server, then when the next backup is due 12hrs later, copy/RSYNC the backup dir to a new backup dir (with different name i.e. 2012-01-01-sitename) then using a RSYNC comand to copy only the changes on the remote server to the new backup dir that contains the old/previous backup.

My questions are, will this approch work? If so, what commands would i need to use and would it be posible to include all those in a single .sh script that I could run?

Or is there a simpler, more efficient or better way to do this.

(I think I can zip the entire site on the server and download that but this seem a bit resource heavy)

Country:
Anywhere is OK, you would be working from home. Maybe our offices if you wanted to. We are based in Chelmsford, Essex, UK. But have offices/buildings available in most major counties and through out EU.

Scope/Size:
We are a small software company (mainly myself, with help from others from time to time) that provide online applications for large corporations to sell to smaller companies or individual users. Recent requirements from client base mean we need another programmer to help with work load, I cannot take on the full work load myself anymore and I need to find someone else to come aboard.

Large entire in house developed online training, and management software. Extremely complex PHP along with CSS, HTML, JS (minimal) etc. We use a custom DB structure, based on a file system rather than MySQL or similar. We currently require help with updating and adding new feature to our online training platform, to make it more stable and efficient to be used with our new cloud hosting solution. And possibly, with our other larger projects such as the online management system.

The company works closely with many others, simulating a large organisation of sales/business people. I am mainly the only developer, we do however have many people manning the phones for "technical" support. I am the main guy in charge, MD of some of the organisations involved (with primarily a programming background), I am quite young and need someone who can work alongside others and provide decent input and their experience.

Well established programmers welcome, along with the "high school genius" type.

We use Linux servers and you will require advanced computing knowledge.

Time Frame:
Always ASAP, but we do NOT undervalue quality over quantity. Looking for maybe a contractor or full time employment.

Budget:
This depends on what you can offer and bring to the company. If your after full time, maybe 12-30k+, if your good at the job. More money and promotions opportunities are available. We make sure our staff or fellow directors are payed what they are worth and can mutually be agreed upon. If we are happy with your work and you further the company, we will make sure your happy with your life and the money.

Existing URL:
Many website domain names, one major platform. Don't really wish to disclose at the moment.

Features:
Our online training website (the first project) has user and company account management facilities, finance and sales management, training delivery system. Along with the usual, SEO, marketing pages etc.


I do understand the extreme lack of information, apologies for that. Please do excuse the rushed post, dont have much time on my hands. Please contact me and we can talk privately. I am more concerned about your abilities and not qualifications.

A while back im sure I came across a website (mainly JS) where you could click anywhere on the white page and type. The text and its position would be stored on the server for future viewers to see.

The page was covered in text. Some overlapping.

Does anyone know how to do this or a/the website that does?

(I've found a marginally similar page however it does not allow more than one sentence on the wall at a time and the text is not saved.)

http://oldstatic.tra...demo/index.html

Hi All,

Im interested in the Mac OS X linen image. When on Google Chrome + Using a Magic Mouse, you can scroll past the page's top edge, revelling a ligher version of the classic Mac OS X Linen image, which can be found in the dock.app or is shown in Mission Control.

Anyone know where the file is located or can obtain a repeatable version? Is it in Chrome or the Apple OS.

See the attached image!

Hi all,

I have a div which needs to be collapsed and expanded with a toggle feature, currently I use:

function toggleMe(a){
  var e=document.getElementById(a);
  if(!e)return true;
  if(e.style.display=="none"){
	e.style.display="block"
  } else {
	e.style.display="none"
  }
}

But i would like the DIV to "slide" open, instead of just appearing and disappearing. Maybe not even 'display: none', no height would do. But for love nor money can I find a simple script to do this (trying not to use libraries such as jquery, if i had to use any, i would prefer MooTools).

Can someone point me in the right direction or even help with the code?