Creating backups of server data in Dropbox.
Recently faced with the task of creating server data backups on my vps. Various websites are hosted on it. My personal ones are built on more or less reasonable technologies/engines, so all the code is in version control system. For such sites, only backup of the database and uploaded data is needed. Some third-party sites are built on WordPress, so the source code also needs to be backed up.
So, the task is as follows: with a certain frequency, databases and the contents of certain directories need to be backed up. Backups should be kept for a specific period of time to save space.
Continuous integration using Travis CI and Behat
This note begins a series of notes on application development and deployment processes. To start with, I will show how you can relatively easily implement a code quality and functionality checking process using the Travis CI service.
The practice of continuously checking the build for defects is called Continuous Integration.
The question of writing tests will not be addressed in this article - it is the subject of another article. It is assumed that you have already set up Behat, and the tests can already be run locally using Selenium.
To begin with, let's check if there are any rule violations in the code. This will allow you to familiarize yourself with and start using Travis CI. If you don't have any tests, I strongly recommend at least checking the code style.
The justification for the importance of code consistency and style can be found in many places, for example, Steve McConnell's "Code Complete", part 7, section 31.