Can someone walk me through the exact steps to auto-backup my dbase?
 

I recently lost 2 months worth of posts/threads/users/etc on my site b/c I am not diligent in backing up my database. I have no clue how do mess with 'cron jobs', scripts, etc etc. I am good at following instructions though.

I've done some searching about scripts that allow my database to be automatically backed up at my preferred frequency, and it will upload a dump file to my ftp (to my directory of choice) and email me confirmation. All of these things I've read though talk to the reader as if they are already familiar with cron, scripts, etc.

Can someone walk me though this, step by step, either here (for others to get the benefit from) or via PM or email?

I really don't want to lose 2 months of posts ever again but with everything else going on in life, it's a PITA to remember to login to ssh and do a dump.

Thanks in advance for any help you all can provide.