Planning Automatic Cloud Backups for Evolution CMS with Cron

Automatic off-site backups are one of the most useful improvements you can add to an older Evolution CMS project. The goal is simple: create a local backup on schedule, then copy it to cloud storage so one hosting incident does not wipe out the only working copy.

The Safe Backup Flow

1. Create a database dump and archive the project files.
2. Store the archive locally first.
3. Upload the finished archive to remote storage such as Dropbox, Google Drive, Yandex Disk, or another WebDAV/S3-style target.
4. Apply retention rules so old backups are rotated automatically.

0 3 * * * /usr/bin/php /path/to/backup-script.php

A backup you have never restored is only a theory. Keep one or two sample recovery drills documented alongside the cron job.