Can I backup thru Flash FTP??

[vbntn]

I know there are some backups like mysqldump and ssh and telnet.
But can I not just login thru FlashFTP and copy a folder of required info back onto my local pc? A folder that has all the necessary backup info to reload just in case an upgrade fails? Or I'm hacked?
If so, which folder would it be??
THANKS!

[Marco van Herwaarden]

No you can not use a FTP program to create a backup.

The only reliable method of backing up and restoring a database is with shell access via telnet or ssh. This is because backing up with a PHP script like that in the Admin CP or phpMyAdmin can result in PHP timeouts errors and an incomplete backup file. Please see the instructions here:

Backup:
http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/m...nce_ssh_backup

Restore:
http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/m...ce_ssh_restore

P.S. If you don't have shell access, some people have also reported success with these scripts:

MySQLDumper:
http://www.mysqldumper.de/en/index.php

MySQLHotxcopy:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...t=mysqlhotcopy

Bigdump:
http://www.ozerov.de/bigdump.php

[vbntn]

Thank you,
Please excuse me, but this is not thru the admin cp. But thru an external program. I shouldn't time out.
Why would that not work?
Thanks,
Mark

[Opserty]

Data is stored in the database, as previously stated you cannot use FTP program to create a backup.