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.

[Paul M]

My backups total about 500MB, and take about 5 mins to run.

[Mysticales]

Just to be stupid...

What Cron settings did you use? Cause all I can "think" of is that I caused it to loop... but not sure.

Im worried about retrying it again.. cause I had "Lock Tables" enabled.. meaning.. I couldnt even do ANYTHING to restore forum access after I started running it.

[Paul M]

I never use the lock tables option, nothing but trouble ....

I'm at work so I can't tell you what options I have, as I have no access to them, I'll look tomorrow.

[Mysticales]

Great! Btw.. thanks for saying "Dont lock tables"

Your guide or somewhere said it was recommended more to prevent locking.

How will this play into effect on a large forum?

[rainyleaves]

I installed like below...

Originally Posted by Paul M

This is what happens when you try and find all the changes you made and end up missing bits - this got missed as well;

Find ;

		if (!$this->TYPE && $this->COMBINE)

Replace With ;

		if ($this->MULTIFILE == 0)

Added to file.

But I got combine error.
I mean that Combined .sql file is empty(0Byte).

And that I changed code like below!!

Originally Posted by 99Percent

another correction I am making for mysqlbackup.php:

instead of

if (!$this->TYPE && $this->COMBINE)

it should say:

if ($this->TYPE && $this->COMBINE)

and in mysqlbackupconfig.php
instead of

  If you have selected option 0 to dump specific tables. This 
  option determines whether or not the dumps are Re-Combined

It should say:

  If you did not select option 0 to dump specific tables. This 
  option determines whether or not the dumps are Re-Combined

It worked fine!!!!

Thanks 99Percent & Paul ^^

[hnjco]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Is the destination accessible to php (i.e. if it's outside the forum root is basdir protection stopping you). Basically that's a server permission error, not a hack error.

well, I think this is error of concern... if we are saving database backups under public_html anybody can download those. Secured way of using this script is to save the backups under root of the server or in the folders which are not accessible via web.

may be a point to look in your future release of this mod.. on the whole this mod is awsome

thanks

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by hnjco

may be a point to look in your future release of this mod.. on the whole this mod is awsome

There is nothing to look at - this will save backups wherever it has permission to - it is up to you (the user) to have the correct permissions set-up to allow it to write where you want it to.

[xcingix]

Any plans for 3.6.8 or 3.7.0?