| Backing up you website is crucial when you are | | | | a 777 permission by the person who installed the |
| hosting a website. There is nothing worse than | | | | script. This can happen when there is an install file. |
| having some one hack your website and putting up | | | | This is a no-no. I no long will allow any of my folders |
| irrelevant detail and destroying your membership list, | | | | or files to be able to be left at 777. What is 777 |
| that you have worked so hard to build. I know | | | | permission? This is where anyone - the administrator |
| because it happened to me several years ago when I | | | | or anyone in the world can write to the folder or file. |
| had a small niche dating site. | | | | You will find many scripts that allow people to do this |
| I had to start my website from scratch again. I was | | | | especially scripts that accept banners from people or |
| so angry, but it was my fault because I had not | | | | customers. I prefer to use a different script to |
| backed up my website at least every other day. | | | | accept banners, as this does not allow access to the |
| Now I backup my website every day and down load | | | | original or main script. |
| it on to my computer. The next time some one | | | | Backing up your website will help you reinstall your |
| hacks my website I will be prepared and I will be able | | | | script for any reason. Do not depend upon the |
| to establish it to it's original form. | | | | hosting company to do it. They have thousands of |
| How was someone able to hack my website so | | | | websites, and most of them do not have the time or |
| easily? It was because the config.php file was left at | | | | inclination to find your website. |