An approach to generating a backup server is using a shell script.  A script can define directories to backup, and pass those directories as arguments to the tar utility, which creates an archive file. The archive file can then be moved or copied to another location.   Example Shell Script #!/bin/bash # # Backup script # # NAME: daily-backup.sh # PATH: /mnt/e/bin # DESC: Backup scripts, documents and configuration files to .tar # # What to backup # backup_files="/home...

A bug bear that I have had for a while with Drupal content is how come the author of an article is actually their username.  I have an array of reasons to vent my dislike for this strategy... however, instead I will show you how to change it.  Albeit, programmatically!  Don't stress there actually isn't a huge amount of code to add.  In time I'll create a module so no coding is required.   Setting up account fields in the admin area To begin let's add new fields for...