Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Automatic Database Back-up

Automatic Database Back-up

vBulletin 3.5.4
www.vBHackers.com

What this does
This will backup your database using the vBCron system in vBulletin.

To do list...

Time to install: 3 minutes
Queries to run: 0
File Mods: 0
New Files: 1
Templates to edit: 0
Templates to add: 0
New Phrases: 0
New Plugins: 1

Help & Support
Before asking for support Please make sure you have done all necessary changes! If you still need support please post a reply here.

Note
This is a beta hack of mine, please use at your own risk. I use this for this board and I'm going to add a few more options in the future when I have some time.

Please post bugs and errors here. http://www.vbhackers.com/vbugs.php?d...st&hackid=3013 Hope you like, feedback welcomed.

_Fatal · 04-08-2006, 07:43 PM

ok i installed it, cool, just anohter question.
When it backs up, it backs up to databack.php right? So what happens if I need to use the back up?
Everytime the back up runs, does it overwrite the the databack.php file?

Arnoud · 04-08-2006, 07:45 PM

Nope, it dumps to a by you defined path in an either .sql or .tar.gz file.

You can than use phpMyAdmin or the vBulletin SQL system to re-import the backup.

EDIT: You can define the file name, type and path in your admincp under the vBulletin Options, after installing the product.

04-08-2006, 07:48 PM

No, that databack.php cron-code coding. When vBulletin calls that file every X hours, it will send a copy of your database to the folder you specified. For example, every 12 hours vBHackers.com's database is copied to a folder outside of the public. The file name is the date of the backup. 4-2-2006, 4-3-2006.sql, ect.. ;)

I should note that the file name option was cut out of the install. It wasn't working as execpted. Should be fixing that shortly.

_Fatal · 04-08-2006, 07:57 PM

ok cool guys, I didn't see anything about "vbulletin options>Database Backup settings" in the readme. um.. one more thing, sorry to be a pest. I ran the task manuelly just now, and I'm not finding the file. I went to the correct folder where it should of ended up and nothing. i'll retry a few times and check everything Again.

Arnoud · 04-08-2006, 07:59 PM

What backup dir have you set it to?

_Fatal · 04-08-2006, 08:02 PM

i've actually created a directory called "Back_ups" I made it chmod 777, I ran it again and still no file. hm.. I gotta be doin somethin wrong.

04-08-2006, 08:05 PM

Use this link: http://www.yoursite.com/forums/admincp/options.php?do=options&dogroup=backupsettings

You can find this in the vBulletin Options Settings.

Arnoud · 04-08-2006, 08:08 PM

I mean which exact path have you configured in the admincp? Is something like "/forum/Back_ups", or more like "/home/user/something_something/Back_ups"?

I'll leave the support to LiveWire after you reply to this message btw, as he'll be able to judge whether or not you're doing something wrong.

_Fatal · 04-08-2006, 08:12 PM

this wrong? like I said, I created a dir outside of Public_html and its calle Back_ups
is this wrong?

_Fatal · 04-08-2006, 08:20 PM

I clicked the phpinfo link and found the _server path variable

_SERVER["PATH"] /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin

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