Need free FTP PROGRAM that download files on time

I so tired many of my websites got hacked and many files got lost i need a ftp program that download my files daily to my hard drive. Anybody know such a free program where i can set time in the night and download.

Thank you

 

I'm not sure of such a program, but your computer has to be turned on all the while. Why not use a cronjob and send the backups to an email, like a free gMail account or something?

 

You mean set up a script to download all of them? Well thats a good idea. But i am so scared of 777 folders now. I know there is some back up scripts on the internet but i am really scared of the 777 folders.

 

777 folders give permission to write to the public, whereas 775 (drwxrwxr-x) works as well as 777 (drwxrwxrwx) but is safer.

 

YEah i know but i am asking for a script or something that can save files and folders on my harddrive or gmail

 

I had looked for something to do this as well finally found a pretty good cheap one google Goodsynch pro. It may not be free but its only about 30 bucks us and can synch via ftp on a schedule

 

thanks thats cool i will check it out

 

Are you running linux or windows?
In linux, setup a cron job that makes a gzipped tarball, and run a command line smtp mailer to send it to you.
It's 2 lines of code
You can also automate an ftp connection from the server and do it that way, or place the tarball in a secure web directory and grab it via httpd...

 

linux shared server i do not know if that is possible and i have no idea what tarball is but it sounds nice

 

This link could help

 

using cron jobs for this wont work out? Many scripts are there for linux i think, you can search in hotscripts for this lot of such scripts are there

 

phpmybackuppro.net is this safe?

 

There are risks using most types of software.

 

http://www.djs-consulting.com/linux/blog/2008/a-handy-php-backup-script

http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/Scripts_and_Programs/File_Manipulation/File_Backup/index.html

 

and they are safe or you just found them? but thanks for the find

 

Are you asking something like Rsync, better to go for a dedicated backup solution for small price it will save lot of man hours to restore the backup

 

I think it's also worth noting that if you're hosting a lot of websites on a shared hosting setup, it's probably about time to move to a VPS or dedicated server. I use both for various tasks; yes, it costs more, but the benefits (mostly with respect to security) vastly outweigh the costs.

 

Just stumbled upon this program http://www.ftpgetter.com/
Not free, but there is a trial version.

 

You should be able to set up a cron job so that you can get a backup generated and emailed to you. If you need advice on how to do this let me know and I will write you instructions.

 

Kirsty how do you mean? How can i get 200 MB in an email?