By default, where are these backups stored?

If I create a folder at the forum root and name it 'backup', what might the correct path read?

Grats...........

Ok. Created a file (backups) at forum root (www) localhost..

Next, I used ./backups as my path...

Went to cron/Run Now

Went to ./backups and found nothing there....

Which way did it go? Thanks all...

Edit: Nevermind.............got it now.

./backups/ works for me...

Ta.

When I try to restore one of these backups via SSH, I get the following error

ERROR 1265 (01000) at line 100114: Data truncated for column 'method' at row 1

An other backup I tried I got the same error but at column 'datastore'

Running vBulletin 4.2.0 with innoDB setting enabled as I do have a few tables in this format.

Any ideas??

What commands are you actually using to restore ?

mysql -u username -p databasename < /path/to/backup.sql

Never tried that way before, no idea if it makes any difference, but try ;

mysql -u username -p

then once logged in

use databasename;
source /path/to/backup.sql

@Paul, this is the only released MOD I actually run on my system. I have made a few changes for my particular situation, but in the early days of running, understanding vbulletin this mod saved my butt. Thanks for the continuing support for all these years. I use this as a third backup system, in case my transactional system fails. <grin>

I just wanted to post to those having trouble with getting gzip to work, but are sure it is installed on their server, make sure that the exec command is not disabled in your php.ini.

I was having the same issue until I ran the gzip command separately in another php script to troubleshoot and it returned the "exec is disabled per safety reasons" error.

I have this mod installed and it was working just fine until I moved servers. Now, it doesn't work. I havn't changed anything so I am confused....any ideas on where to begin? Thanks in advance.

Yes, quit moving servers.