Administrative and Maintenance Tools - vB Database Backup (Lite)

As of 24 Nov 2017 this modification has been withdrawn.

Note: I did not write the original version, but rather have modified & adapted it.

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, 3.7 and now for vb3.8.

The original version was by Trigunflame and the rights to the code were bought by Zoints (David Chapman) in January 2007. Later 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.

As of version 3.8.002, most of the options have moved to the ACP in vBulletin Options >> vBulletin Automatic Backup

Notes:
* I will not be adding anything new to this modification.
* This is a Lite version to allow people to use the basic backup functionality on 3.8.


History:

v3.8.001 : First version for vB 3.8.
v3.8.002 : Moved most of options to ACP.
v3.8.003 : Moved more options to ACP.
v3.8.004 : Gzip option backported from vb4 version.
v3.8.005 : Split option backported from vb4 version, close option removed.
v3.8.006 : Fix php 5.3 deprecated warning.

[Paul M]

Use a relative path, such as ../../backups/

[newguy]

Thanks Paul, how do you run it manually to test?

[Paul M]

Just go into schedule manager and run the task.

[KHALIK]

Thank you installed.

[MrDeath]

installed. ..

where can i set the predefined time when the backup should occur? i want the backup to be done everynight at 2am... where is the setting for this?

[Paul M]

In your scheduled tasks.

[MrDeath]

thx paul... i am new to vb so sorry for asking the dumb question again... does this backup tool also suffers from the php/mysql timeouts for large databases?

[Paul M]

That depends on how your server is configured.

[princeedward]

thanks and all workin now....hope so....having error using this ../../backups/

instead use this ././backups/ now its all okay...

will see how it work auto tommorrow...one thing is this going to have only 1 fresh backup daily? not the old way to have the daily back up files?...so everytime it backup our database...it gonna change the old one with the fresh and latest one?
if it is...great and better than before..


i'm not getting this...

InnoDB Tables
Set to yes if you have any innodb tables
...care to explain this pls.


million thanks Paul M

[bigdjam]

Thanks paul the auto backup is good