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 · 05-04-2006, 12:13 AM

ok, I reinstalled eveything. I'm still having the same problem. lol, I can't find the
_SERVER["path_translated"] anywhere's I've looked so many times and I just don't see that one.

05-04-2006, 02:02 AM

NR Fatal
Upload the attached file anywhere on your site and send me a PM of the link so I can check your server settings.

sonics · 05-16-2006, 11:12 AM

Hi, I installed this hack, but nothing seems to be happening. I created a backup folder (777), got the path to it using the PATH_TRANSLATED way that is described before.
Still nothing happens. When I perform the backup, it sais that it is done almost instant. I don't have any errors.

My suspicion is the path being incorrect. I also do not find an errorlog abywhere. I did fill in a similar path in the "Log Database Errors to a File" option in the vbulletin options of the adminCP.

Is there a way to check what location it is trying to backup?
Thanks.

05-16-2006, 02:01 PM

Whats your PATH_TRANSLATE and the directory you (777)?

Terminator4vb · 05-18-2006, 06:07 PM

Thanks alot

mktrilogy · 05-19-2006, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LiveWire

Whats your PATH_TRANSLATE and the directory you (777)?

I have the same problem PATH_TRANSLATE cannot find it. We have the same location also, What could be the problem? how do we activate it so we can tests? doi have to wait for a day before i can tests it?

Arnoud · 05-19-2006, 11:57 AM

Doesn't it show up when using the method provided by LiveWire here?

Tim. · 05-19-2006, 12:54 PM

As posted on vB.org, I figured it would be best to post it here instead.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim.

Installed and running now. When I run it though my site slows to a crawl, a lot of timeouts and such.

How long does it take to make a backup? (1gig sql uncompressed db here)
Can I stop it halfway through somehow?

EDIT: Also, I only see how to make this run Every X Time. Is there a way to say run at 5am GMT+1 every day, for example?

EDIT2: Alright it seems the lag was caused because the script ran 3 SQL Dumps at the same time. Every time the server admin tried to kill one it started over again. Any idea why this happened? The script was set to run once every 23 hours.

sonics · 05-22-2006, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonics

Hi, I installed this hack, but nothing seems to be happening. I created a backup folder (777), got the path to it using the PATH_TRANSLATED way that is described before.
Still nothing happens. When I perform the backup, it sais that it is done almost instant. I don't have any errors.

My suspicion is the path being incorrect. I also do not find an errorlog abywhere. I did fill in a similar path in the "Log Database Errors to a File" option in the vbulletin options of the adminCP.

Is there a way to check what location it is trying to backup?
Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by livewire

Whats your PATH_TRANSLATE and the directory you (777)?

PATH_TRANSLATED /home/u107000/sonicsnl/bizx_html/forum/admincp/index.php

my directory is at /home/u107000/sonicsnl/bizx_html/databack (777) (for now, untill the backing up works, then I wil put it somewhere not public)

thanks for any help!

cyberman · 05-22-2006, 05:16 PM

Is there any limitation ??? like I'm using shared server, I don't know if it still works for me !!!

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