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singa · #1 04-23-2009, 07:34 AM

Excuse my ignorance.
How do you do a forum back up?
Easy or complicated?
Time consuming?
If there is a thread in here about the topic, please post a link.
Thank you very much.

mike2902 · #2 04-23-2009, 11:04 AM

admin cp< Maintance< back up

snakes1100 · #3 04-23-2009, 12:10 PM

Backing up thru the admincp or thru a php script is not guaranteed to work or give a complete backup of the db due to php's time limits when executing scripts, when the script run over the max_execution_time limit in php.ini.

ssh & mysqldump is the only method suggested to work correctly.

Lynne · #4 04-23-2009, 01:44 PM

From the manual:
Backing Up The Database via SSH/Telnet or
Backing Up The Database via phpMyAdmin

Restoring The Database via SSH/Telnet or
Restoring The Database via phpMyAdmin

If you don't have shell access, some people have also reported success with these scripts:
MySQLDumper
MySQLHotxcopy
Bigdump

There are also a few scripts in the modifications area to help you out if you want to go that route.

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