vB Database Backup Pro - Convert to run on vB3.5

This modification is no longer available or supported.

When vb 3.5 first came out I was using this backup system on my 3.0 - and having nothing better to use - I converted it to work on vb 3.5.

Since then I have seen numerous requests for a 3.5 version, and even sent my working version to the guy who apparently bought the rights to it in January. So far no new version has ever been released, though I believe Trigunflame is working on a completely new system.

I cannot (afaik) just release my version, as most of the code is still the original, therefore I have spent a few hours today detailing the (smallish) changes I made in order to make this work, and am now releaseing them as an Add-On to the original hack.

Please note that I do not use the ftp function, zipping function, or the mysqldump option, so i have no idea if they work or not. Also, no existing bugs are fixed.

Unless I missed out an actual conversion step then this is offered as is.

I will not add anything new, or spend any time supporting it. This is done simply to allow people to use the old hack on 3.5 until a new [proper] version is supplied by the relevant people.




History:

v1.6 : Missing elements added.

[Neo_obs]

thanks paul for this I absolutely love the idea but I cant turn off safe mode.(host wont let me) but i do appreciate your effort and love all your other hacks. Keep up the good work.

[Mouse_cats]

thanks paul installed

[I||usi0nz]

how come i see differently in cron.php i couldn't find some of those things.

[Art Andrews]

Mastercoder Paul,

Any idea on what might trigger this error after manually running the schedule:

DB Backup
Processing access : Total Rows = 0
Processing adminhelp : Total Rows = 1240

Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysqli_unbuffered_query() in /home/.griff/c17lm/themppc.com/forums/includes/class_core.php on line 1093

[Paul M]

That seems to be a php/mysql problem. You have obviously opted to use mysqli in your config, but php is complaining it can't find a mysqli function.

[Mysticales]

I have this issue.. I had the 3.0.7 version, worked BEYOND my expactions.. took only 2 mins to fully backup a 400 mb SQL database (Well.. was 400 in the backup archive)

However.. this new version after I went to 3.5.4 it took.. um.. 2 hours to do.. it made MORE files in the backup folder vs a .tz file or whatever.. it was slow etc.. Did I mess up in the conversion? Cause a cron job loop? Why did it make more files vs the 1 archive file and what could cause it to change so drastic from 2 min backup process to like 2 hours?

[Paul M]

By default, the settings in the conversion are set for one file per table, as that's what I do. Change the combine setting if you want one file. As for time, sorry, no idea.

[Mysticales]

How was it set on OLD mod? 1 file period?

I mean.. just kinda curious what I COULD be doing wrong.

[Paul M]

Like I said, change the COMBINE setting to suit what you want, it's a setting in the config file.

[Mysticales]

K, Do you think it would increase the time if it did it one by one?

I mean how big is your backup file? I know we have a large community. Just wondering if maybe I set something wrong up when I converted the 3.0x version over.