Originally Posted by Conrad
Thanks, Gizmo. Seems like I've been forgetting about the "p" option when compressing the mysql dump. Is that something that should be done for security reasons?
The -p preserves the permissions of the files; so say the chmods on the directory are 777 and files are 666, it'll make sure that they're all as they should be in the archive (Man Page for Tar).

Originally Posted by Conrad
For FTP binary is the correct option to download the .tgz file, right?
Most modern FTP clients should have an "auto" setting; but yes. If you want a complicated, full, description, read here.

Originally Posted by John West
Hey Giz - not butting in but you know how it is when a person is sitting at the computer all night waiting...
Well, I'm a human, not to mention volunteer here (read, not staff), so I'm not here 24/7...


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