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Madbatty
08-17-2008, 01:26 PM
I don?t have a clue how to intsall a Database BackUp so could someone

please be so kind and try to explain me how to get the BackUp running.
bL@CKw!d0w
08-17-2008, 01:40 PM
With, Mysqldumper!
Lynne
08-17-2008, 01:47 PM
From the manual:
Restoring The Database via SSH/Telnet (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/../docs/html/maintenance_ssh_restore) or
Restoring The Database via phpMyAdmin (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/../docs/html/maintenance_phpmyadmin_restore)
Madbatty
08-17-2008, 01:58 PM
The problem is our Forum has been hacked over the FTP this morning and all folders on the server has been deleted. Now we need to reinstall vBulletin from the scratch but dunno who to get the BackUp running.
Lynne
08-17-2008, 02:20 PM
Does someone have a copy of all the vbulletin files? If so, you need to reupload them all in the same manner that you originally did.
Madbatty
08-17-2008, 02:56 PM
Yes we have a copy of all folders but how can I install the SQL BackUp I took from the ACP ?
Lynne
08-17-2008, 03:07 PM
Yes we have a copy of all folders but how can I install the SQL BackUp I took from the ACP ?
You install it using the methods I posted in post 3.
Madbatty
08-17-2008, 03:11 PM
Sorry but I don´t understand how to install it I have never dune before
and I also don´t have a clue what you mean with SSH / Telnet.
Please tell me excatly how to intsall the BackUp.
Lynne
08-17-2008, 03:33 PM
I really can't add anything to what I've said. When I logon to my server, I do so via SSH and then I restore my backups the way it says in that link.

What sort of server access do you have? Are you sure the database is no longer there? Do you know where your backups are stored?
Marco van Herwaarden
08-18-2008, 07:40 AM
The only reliable method of backing up and restoring a database is with shell access via telnet or ssh. This is because backing up with a PHP script like that in the Admin CP or phpMyAdmin can result in PHP timeouts errors and an incomplete backup file. Please see the instructions here:

Backup:
http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/maintenance_ssh_backup

Restore:
http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/maintenance_ssh_restore

P.S. If you don't have shell access, some people have also reported success with these scripts:

MySQLDumper:
http://www.mysqldumper.de/en/index.php

MySQLHotxcopy:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=134821&highlight=mysqlhotcopy

Bigdump:
http://www.ozerov.de/bigdump.php