Extension:Backup & Restore

NOTE: This extension is still under development and not ready for use yet.

Installation
The source consists of two files which need to be downloaded:
 * OrganicDesign:Extension:Backup.php
 * Backup.pl

Backup.pl is a Perl script which does the actual work. If using a Windows server you can get Perl from www.activeperl.org and add the execution to you system scheduler from control panel. On Linux you'll already have Perl and you can add the script to your crontab with a line similar to the following to call the script every hour. 0 * * * * /var/www/wiki/extensions/Backup/Backup.pl

Articles and extensions related to managing multiple wikis

 * MW:Extension:Farmer - uses wildcard DNS so no apache integration required
 * MW:Manual:Wiki family ''- lots of info regarding various ways of setting up multiple wikis on one server
 * Steve Rumberg - another bunch of good info on the subject