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Repeat after me: I must backup my LAMP applications!! If you’re like me - you’ve hacked your way through several iterations of backup scripts over the years. I can’t even imagine how screwed I’d be if my server went down without a backup. I have thousands of hours worth of code and ultra important and sensitive data.

In the past, I put together scripts that had hard-coded commands to tar/ftp the applications and data to a remote server. As I added new applications - or as applications would mature (and spread into other areas of the server), I would simply modify the original scripts to include the new stuff. So, of course (because I’m lazy sometimes), I had on several occasions inadvertently neglected to include something in my backup scripts. Over time, my backup scripts became ugly, unmanageable, and over-complicated.

So I came up with a new strategy. Why not develop a set of scripts that:
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OK, so I’m making my first real contribution to the WordPress community. I’m a freak for college football; I have been for as long as I can remember. A few years ago, I developed a widget in Yahoo Widgets (formally Konfabulator). It’s called liveSchedule, and it allows users to display their favorite team’s schedule including results, record, and current ranking.

So I had this great idea that I should make a WordPress Widget that does the same thing. I’m releasing it to the world today! You can see a live example on the bottom left of this page. For more information, I’ve setup this special page where you can get additional information and download it for yourself!

I’d love to get your feedback and suggestions for the next version!