Administrative and Maintenance Tools - vBulletin Cron Based Database Backup

As of 23 Nov 2017 this modification has been withdrawn.

This is a cut down version based on a backup system written by Trigunflame for vb 3.0. It is a simple vBulletin cron trigged php system that does a dump of your database - either as one complete file, or as one file per table. Especially useful now that IB removed the old ACP backup option in vBulletin 4. Files can be (G)Zipped to save space.

All the options are located in the ACP in vBulletin Options >> vBulletin Automatic Backup

To install, download and unzip the files, and follow the instructions in the text file.


History:

v4.0.1 : 28-Dec-2009 : Initial release for vb 4.0.0 Gold.
v4.0.2 : 29-Dec-2009 : Added ability to block process larger tables.
v4.0.3 : 27-Jun-2010 : Added Gzip option.

v4.1.0 : 04-Dec-2010 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.0.

v4.1.7.0 : 16-Oct-2011 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.7.

v4.2.0.0 : 24-May-2012 : Updated for vBulletin 4.2.0.
v4.2.0.1 : 17-Mar-2013 : Removed vboptions from backup call..
v4.2.0.2 : 25-Nov-2013 : Fix php 5.3 deprecated warnings, added mysqldump backup.

[Nephalim]

Shhhh weeeeet! I feel all soft and comfy-like now

[bandare]

Working great on my 4.06 thanks

[kf4eok]

Seems to work great on 4.0.7
Thanks

[der_darkon]

I can?t get this to work.

When i start the backup manually all i get is this error-message:

Warnung: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(../backups/ct-2010-09-20-Full-Backup.sql) is not within the allowed path(s): ([path]:/tmp) in [path]/includes/mysqlbackup.php (Zeile 110)

Warnung: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(../backups/ct-2010-09-20-Full-Backup.sql.gz) is not within the allowed path(s): ([path]:/tmp) in [path]/includes/mysqlbackup.php (Zeile 110)

Warnung: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(../backups/ct-2010-09-20-Full-Backup.sql) is not within the allowed path(s): ([path]:/tmp) in [path]/includes/mysqlbackup.php (Zeile 76)

Warnung: file_exists() [function.file-exists]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(../backups/ct-2010-09-20-Full-Backup.sql) is not within the allowed path(s): ([path]:/tmp) in [path]/includes/mysqlbackup.php (Zeile 86)
Backup Error : Could not write to destination file ( ../backups/ct-2010-09-20-Full-Backup.sql )

The file does NOT exist, the backups-folder is empty

[Hippy]

der_darkon
did you set chmod for the backup folder you make to 777 \ and set the Backups Path in the admincp otions for vBulletin Automatic Backup

Originally Posted by MonsterDK

Hi,

Is this compatible with vb forums 4.0.6?

Thanks

yes

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by der_darkon

I can?t get this to work.

When i start the backup manually all i get is this error-message:



The file does NOT exist, the backups-folder is empty

The error messages clearly tell you what is wrong - you have open_basdir restrictions in place on your server. If you dont know what that means then you need to consult your host.

[der_darkon]

OK.. basicly this means, that this AddOn is of no use for a lot of users....

What´s the problem with it?
The vB 3.8X version works fine on the same server.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by der_darkon

OK.. basicly this means, that this AddOn is of no use for a lot of users.

No, it does not mean that.

Originally Posted by der_darkon

What?s the problem with it?

There is no problem with it, as I already told you, those errors are your server set-up. You have restrictions in place preventing you saving to the location you have set.

[der_darkon]

I don´t get it.
The older version for 3.8.X is working fine on the same server with the same restrictions.

What has changed, that the version for 4.X won´t work?

[Paul M]

Nothing has changed, I suggest you make sure you are actually using the same backup path.