I also would like to see a full port to 3.5G. Definately one of the best Mods.

Agree

Because you have specified in the config to use mysqldump if possible, but the system was unable to do this and failed over to using the php method - which worked ok. It's an information message and nothing to worry about.

I would like this too. Any date set for this port?

Judging by the date of the authors last visit, I don't see it happening because he last visited on Sep 2005.

cool....thanks for the reply.

I'd like to use this for VB 3.5....can you provide some more detailed instructions?

ok so I followed the install instructions and edited the mysqlbackupconfig.php then I also uploaded vb_backup.sh (from Vbulleting do_not_upload) to the forum root directory and edited it to point to my config.php file. However everytime I try and run the task I get

Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in /home2/edmonton/public_html/forumvb/global.php on line 243

You don't use the mysqlbackupconfig.php file for the vBulletin shell file. You just upload that file and edit that file.

derek can you just go over my list here and point out the wrong step cause I'm not getting what you mean.

1. upload mysqlbackupconfig.php, mysqlbackup.php, ftp.lib.php, pclzip.lib.php in the forums 'includes' folder.

2. upload cronbackup.php in your 'includes/cron' folder.

3. edit mysqlbackupconfig.php with appropriate settings

4. make sure backup directory is chmod to 777

5. because I am using vb 3.5, use shell script file (vb_backup.sh) which is included with the VBulletin download in the do_not_upload folder. I edited this file to point to my ./includes/config.php file and then I uploaded this file to my forum root directory.

6. create a scheduled task to run daily and point to ./includes/cron/cronbackup.php

Now where exactly am I going wrong? Thanks for your help.

No, Just upload vb_backup.sh. This hack doesn't work with 3.5. I just setup a cron job in cPanel to run vb_backup.sh once a day...

oh lol.

He also said he was going to make a restore hack, but I dont see that finished, so It will be a while b4 this gets to 3.5 i think...but i would love this to be 3.5 and also a really good restore hack that can be done from the admincp

I wonder where he went lol. He hasn't been on for a few months :(

perhaps one or more of you advanced coders could take this hack over and complete the restore feature

just a thought cuz this work is nice

Well I got fed up of waiting so I modified it [locally] to work on 3.5, and added an extra feature I wanted as well (backup all tables except those in a given list). Unfortunately, since it's still over 95% Trigunflames code, it's not possible for me to make it available.

However, I have attempted to contact the Author to see what plans he has for this, and if that's none, to see if he will give permission for me to make my 3.5 version available. If he plans to convert it himself then all well and good, but, if he does not reply, or does not give permission, then I guess there's not much I can do.

Let's hope that he understands and everything works out for the best :nervous:

I guess you are still waiting for a response. I hope the response is a good one. This hack proved invaluable in the past and in my opinion is a must for any board.

I guess this may not end up getting ported to 3.5.x. What a shame as it is a great hack and it shoud be a standard part of VB.

No response at all.

I wish I could say that I was surprised. It seems as though Trigunflame has dropped off the face of the earth. :(

This hack was (IMHO) was one of the best hacks ever created for VB and I sure do miss it since I have upgraded all of my sites (and my clients sites) to VB 3.5.1

My company, Zoints Inc., has purchased the rights to this hack from TriGunFlame. We will be porting it to vBulletin 3.5.x, providing it for free, and work to make it a more robust solution over time. Unfortunately, I don't have an ETA for release yet.

we are still waiting for 3.5.1 ...

please find a channel ... or start your own ..

Please let us know as soon as you have a Beta as we really need this hack upgraded for 3.5.x

I'm sure that now Zoints have taken it over, a version will soon be available. :)

Save us Zoints, you're our only hope!

(sorry, couldn't help myself)

ROFLMAO! I just spit coffee all over my keyboard! :laugh:

Zoints: If you could implement a restore database from FTP option in the future 3.5 mod that would be great :)

Any surprise for christmas ? :D

Unlikely.

He asked for a copy of the version I was using for 3.5 to look at, not heard a peep from him since .......

Gloups :c

Hi folks,

Paul M did a good job porting the hack to vBulletin 3.5.x (kudos to him for his coding prowess) but there are still issues that need to be resolved. Our hope is to have a fully functional and robust release for everyone around mid January along with quite a few other cool hacks. I sincerely apologize for the delay, we just can't release anything for public consumption that has issues like the current version.

:up:

Thanks for your answer :)

Inserting a database is easy... use Bigdump (available free http://www.ozerov.de/bigdump.php ) I have personally used this tiny script to insert 500mb+ databases with no problems so I see no reason it shouldn't work on much bigger ones ;) I keep a copy of it in my database backup directory :P (outside of the server root of course lol)

looking forward to the robusr release

Hallo,

I have vBulletin 3.07 and mysqldumper 1.21.

After a backup I become a message :

Failover was initiated for MySQLDump Binary, but dump completed successfully

What this means ? Thanks

It just means that you dont have access to the mysqldump binary via shell commands.

In this case, it is failing over into a manual PHP dump mode. As long as it is saving your dumps correctly, which they are by the looks of it, all is OK.

Keep on workin Paul M and Zoints ;)

*sigh*

I apologize folks, our update still isn't ready. I don't have an specific ETA, just a promise that it WILL be released.

Sorry :(