for example?

like right now i have the folder set to 777, which means anyone can access it........ >.> that doesn't seem safe to me
how do i make it so only some1 with the password can access it? (or shuld i just make it into a random directory like....

public_html/alkjal3oo3dDDDie3/backups/
?

No, you use a directory outside of public_html.

how would i do that?

right now i have it set to this
./backups/

hmmm?

still waiting? would the directory be something like....

home/silabgar(my host name)/backups
???

I cannot generally answer server specific questions. Normally you would create a backups folder in the same location that your public_html is located, and reference it by ../../backups (which is the default setting).

u said that, how would i do that

Paul,

I installed this. I have a backups folder in the same level as my public folder (in which my forums reside). It has correct write permissions.

I tried running this and get : It has no actual error message and I made no changes to anything in your files.

Can you provide any help?

*edit* - fixed per post 318.

Regards,

From a restore standpoint, is it better to backup with your default separate tables or lump them into one? I've only restored with a xxxxx.sql.gz previously and was wondering what was the better way when using your method? I do have to untick 'extended inserts' when backing up manually and restoring via 'bigdump'.

Does this backup include extended inserts?

No, this does not use extended inserts.

Personally I prefer to backup one file per table, so that if I need to restore one table I can do it easily.

If I need to restore them all then its easy enough to combine them all into one file first.

Excellent. Thanks a lot