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title: "Creating additional database backups"
date: "2025-02-05T23:22:30+00:00"
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Issue
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I want to create additional database backups on a more frequent basis.

Resolution
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A Warning Note

This method will cause additional database backups, which can fill up your storage if not pruned on a regular basis.

This can be accomplished and scheduled by following these steps:

1.  Craft a command using `drush sql-dump` and confirm it works.  
      
    Example command:
    
        drush @sitename.environment sql-dump > /mnt/gfs/${AH_SITE_NAME}/backups/on-demand/$(date +"%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S").sql
    
2.  This takes a database backup every 4 hours and outputs to your `on-demand` directory in `/mnt/gfs`.
    
3.  Add to [Scheduled Jobs](/node/56294)