Usually, web developer use local computer like development web server and after testing upload code/database to hosting provider server. Also, sometimes is needed to move database from one hosting provider to another.

Well-designed backup technology may save up a lot of time and money. Usually, website backup contain two major parts: database backup and website directory backup. About database backup you can read here. In that article we will speak about website directory backup.

Sometimes web developer or web server administrator needs to execute exactly the same server commands regularly. It could be backup procedures, data transfer jobs or any others.

That problem can be resolved using CRON time-based scheduling service. CRON is driven by a configuration file named CRONTAB that specifies shell commands to run periodically on a given schedule. To manage CRON you need have shell access to web server (if you don't have access to shell at web server — you can use Web Console).

If you have appropriate privileges on web server, you can upload to it C/C++ source code, compile it and execute. To do that you need shell access to server. If you don't have access to shell at web server — you can use Web Console.