In the zip.

Yep, I see those but nothing about the actual settings in the ACP (Control Panel) . Maybe something a little more descriptive for the novice...:o

As I recall they are pretty self explanatory, and generally dont need to be changed. What option are you referring to ?

Files Prefix = Forum- ??? My site uses another forum prefix. Not the default vb3. Do I change this to my database prefix?

Backups Path = ../../backups/ Do I create this Dir or will the program do it? Should it be 644 ~ 777? Relative path ??? Not exactly sure what a relative path is. Ill know- Google it.

InnoDB Tables ??? No ideal if I have them or not. How would I make sure?

Thanks Paul for your time. I just want to make sure 100% its done correctly and it doesn't hurt having the info here for others to use. :D

This is simply how you want the file identified after its created so you could call it "my really long name for back up" and it will appear as "my really long name for back up - MyForum.Sql.zip"....etc

the example shown here is for a folder called backups and will be above public_html level (i.e the folder that houses public_html) but you can have the folder wherever you want and change the path, and yes the folder should b CHMOD 777 which again is why it should be at /home level rather than /public_html level

Ignore Innodb, if you have not specifically changed these tables in phpmyadmin or via ssh then they will be MYISAM by default.

Well, that pretty much covers it - thank you Simon. :D

Thanks guys I really appreciate it.:up:

You're welcome :), i remember when i was scared to change or touch anything on my server or in VB, but now that i have broken it and fixed it so many times i like to help those who fear it get in the same mess :D

Maybee it had some extra functions in it, like always in pro versions.
But i'm not complaining about this plugin, it works perfectly, thank you.

Works perfectly and the gzip feature really helps increase the number of past backups I can keep on the server.