Can I backup thru Flash FTP??
 

I know there are some backups like mysqldump and ssh and telnet.
But can I not just login thru FlashFTP and copy a folder of required info back onto my local pc? A folder that has all the necessary backup info to reload just in case an upgrade fails? Or I'm hacked?
If so, which folder would it be??
THANKS!

No you can not use a FTP program to create a backup.

The only reliable method of backing up and restoring a database is with shell access via telnet or ssh. This is because backing up with a PHP script like that in the Admin CP or phpMyAdmin can result in PHP timeouts errors and an incomplete backup file. Please see the instructions here:

Backup:
http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/m...nce_ssh_backup

Restore:
http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/m...ce_ssh_restore

P.S. If you don't have shell access, some people have also reported success with these scripts:

MySQLDumper:
http://www.mysqldumper.de/en/index.php

MySQLHotxcopy:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...t=mysqlhotcopy

Bigdump:
http://www.ozerov.de/bigdump.php

Thank you,
Please excuse me, but this is not thru the admin cp. But thru an external program. I shouldn't time out.
Why would that not work?
Thanks,
Mark

Data is stored in the database, as previously stated you cannot use FTP program to create a backup.