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Originally posted by Logician
It's a guide for newbies who dont even know how to apply a hack. Is there a simpler way to teach them backup db, eg. via telnet in such a tutorial?

even if they are newbies, they might have a busy board with 1000s of members. in that case the vB backup will fail. over 200 members and 2000 posts, the browser will timeout. i try it.

Originally posted by Logician
Besides many hosts (especially the host of many "newbies") dont give access to telnet or use such tools on their servers so backup via Admin CP is the easiest and sometimes the only way for many users.

all php host providers OFFER you telnet access because the database backup purposes.

Originally posted by Logician
please remember my tutorial aims to shed a light on installing a hack only. I couldnt write pages in this tutorial on specific details like backup or the text editors you should use.

i'm not trying to complain about your tutorial. i think is a great piece of work you did there. is just that backups are VERY important for your board. that's all i wanted to highlight, not to tell you "look man, you dont know what you say, look at me, i do better things...". i simply tried to highlight a point that was several times discussed at vB.com with "newbies".