Administrative and Maintenance Tools - vB Database Backup

This modification is no longer available or supported.

Note: Because I did not write the original version, but rather have modified & adapted it, support of this modification may be limited

When vb 3.5 first came out I was using this backup system on my vb 3.0 - and having nothing better to use - I converted it to work on vb 3.5 (here) and since then I have cut it down and adapted it, first for vb 3.6 and now for vb3.7.

The original version was by Trigunflame and the rights to the code were bought by Zoints (D.Chapman) in January. In 2007 David gave me permission to release my adaptation.

I have stripped out much of the extra stuff that I do not use (or indeed, could not get to work). This is a simple (lite) version that does a php based dump of your database either as one file, or one file per table.

Notes:
* I will not add anything new to this, or spend vast amounts of time supporting it.
* This is a Lite version to allow people to use the basic backup functionality on 3.7.


History:

v3.7.001 : First version for vB 3.7.

[Stryker412]

I have a db question in regards to this mod and wonder if someone could answer it in PM?

[CheeSie]

It never finishes for me, it always get stuck and never fully completes.. how come?

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by CheeSie

It never finishes for me, it always get stuck and never fully completes.. how come?

Its not really possible for me to know the answer to that.

[vuiveclub]

this script stops after 30 seconds.

[Paul M]

Perhaps you are running in safe mode ?

[mgurain]

thanks alot Paul M for your great mods,,

1. How does it work ? snapshots please?
My database experiences heavy load,
2.so does this hack backup the database in batches for example and then compliled in one file or even each table in one file ?
3. Does it work with very large databases ?
4. Does it le me choose the folder and file name ?

[CheeSie]

You can choose to have all your tables saved separately or one combined file..
You choose the destination of the saved file..
It crashes 25% of the time when I'm running it on my forum (the complete db is about 400mb)..

[Paul M]

If it crashes 25% of the time then you have a local issue. My db file is over 1GB and it never crashes.

[vuiveclub]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Perhaps you are running in safe mode ?

Yes, i am running in safe mod. My hosting provider cant disable safe mod.

[Paul M]

Then you are screwed, there is no way to overide the 30 second timeout in safe mode.