Cant take a backup!
 

Hey,

Whenever i take a backup (Save to server on a CHMOD 0777 folder) it times out.. it just stops loading, 99.99% of the time at this table: Processing: vb_announcementread

I asked in the vbulletin.com support ticket but they wont help me, they say its a server issue. Which it isnt. I am on HostGator, one of the, if not the, largest hoster in the world and i have never heard of other people using HG with vB have this problem.

So i was wondering if you could help me! :rolleyes:

Regards, Jay

P.S When i take a backup in phpmyadmin it also times out, i think, it only lets me download a file thats 11 meg.. my database is under 100 meg, that is an estimate. It says in my admin CP
Data Usage 85.51 MB but i also have a Joomla (vJoomla) installtion in it.

Try making a backup via shell, but if you don't have shell access, then try the file in the 'do not upload' folder. See here for more details.

I read about that SSH, but i donot know how to use SSH, Shell, Telnet etc! I just want my backup script in vBulletin working again, if thats not possible.. Do you know of any tutorials? I googled but i got 6 billion results on people saying stuff about them but never how to use them...

if you have cpanel hosting you can backup from there..

Try these links...

• http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/m...nce_ssh_backup
• http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/m...ce_ssh_restore
• http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=231858

Thanks alot calorie, i shall try them :)

Webdosser, that would perform an entire backup of all of my databases and my entire FTP, i donot really want to download 15 gigs every week :P

no it would not?.. you can download a single DB if you want too..

Then it would most likely be just like phpmyadmin, and if it is, it will also timeout.

what the?.. have you ever used cpanel backup!..