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.

[Paul M]

Not really sure what you are asking, but this cannot backup to ftp if thats your question.

[rainyleaves]

Thanks Paul.

[slowphantom]

great hack thx

[vuiveclub]

Does it work for vbb 368 too?

[Paul M]

There is a 3.6 version in the 3.6 forum.

[LGKeiz]

An error occured during the Backup : Could not open Destination SQL file for writing.

Where do you tell it to backup to? I can't find anything.

[Paul M]

Its a setting in the config file.

[Bounce]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Its a setting in the config file.

What one ? I'm getting the same

Cancel that found it ....


$backup['DUMP_PATH'] = '/xxx/xxx/backups/'; // Path to backups folder, must have a trailing slash

[Jase2]

Might as well just set up a cron job.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=169550

Regards Jason

[Paul M]

This is a cron job, no need to promote your own articles in peoples threads.