[djbaxter]

Originally Posted by Gary_Oak

And it worked! I hit Run Now, and so it backed up my Database in 10.605 seconds. And I checked my AutoBackups folder, and the backup is in there! So I got it all working now, thanks so much for your help!

Glad to hear it's working now.

Two more hints:

1. Combine Files = Yes
2. Block Processing = Yes
3. If you have Gzip enabled on your server (most do), I'd recommend GZip Files = Yes

This will make smaller files.

Remember! Old backup files once created are NOT deleted. You need to go into your site via FTP or SSH and delete old backups periodically or you'll eventually fill up the disk.

Originally Posted by Gary_Oak

Just one last question. Because I am kinda new to vBulletin and all, once I have the database file on my computer, how do I do a restore with it so I can test it to make sure it's not corrupted and all or if I actually do need to do a restore for some reason?

1. Create a NEW EMPTY database - because you don't want to overwrite your actual forum database with old data.
2. Using FTP, download one of the backups to your home computer.
3. Go into phpMyAdmin and click on Import and follow instructions there.