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.

[connkid25]

Thanks Paul. So as for the forum data, there is no data loss? I just get paranoid with this stuff so thats why im asking! =) I nominated this as MOTM since this can save all of us major headaches down the road. I never remember to backup!

[Paradigm]

How would I create a htaccess file to prevent people from accessing the backups from the web?

[connkid25]

Originally Posted by Paradigm

How would I create a htaccess file to prevent people from accessing the backups from the web?

You should really save the backups outside of the web directory.

[Jase2]

Yes, you should.

I have mine at:

/home/user/backups

Regards Jason

[Michael Biddle]

Thanks Paul, will be installing this in the next few days.

[Shawn Yue]

This Is A Better Version

Thank Paul

[Paradigm]

Originally Posted by connkid25

You should really save the backups outside of the web directory.

I would love too but I couldn't get it working if it wasn't in the public_html directory. I'm not sure what the path name should be.

[Paradigm]

erm, nevermind. I figured it out. Working great now.

[Jase2]

Can you get this run every two nights at 4am? If so, what settings do you use?

Regards Jason

[Paul M]

It uses the VB cron system so you can [only] do anything that is capable of.