[XxSparks]

Kay, so I figured it out, and installed it, and it's working, I run the Cron Job manually to test if it works, and it does, at the end I get this:

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

After it's completely figured, then I go to my FTP, and the folder I set, and boom, blank, nothing there. What's the problem?

[Paul M]

You are looking in the wrong place - if its completed than its written the data to the path you specified.

[dcuellar]

I've installed this successfully but I want to make sure that what I did was correct.

There was one file saved as "Forum-February-14-Full-Backup.sql". Is that all I need? Is the date method I used sufficient? I basically only want to save one year's worth of files before it starts to overwrite them.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of selecting the first option? (To save as one file)
Is it safe to install to "../../backups"?

[Paul M]

As far as the database is concerned, yes, thats all you need.

As to one file or multiple files, it depends - its easier to restore one table if you have seperate files. If you need to restore the whole database, one file is easier (but in DOS its also easy to join all the single files into one big file anyway).

I dont quite understand your last question.

[kf4eok]

how do you restore a backup?
all I have ever used is mysqldumper.
thanks

[XxSparks]

I have this installed, but it seems like Cron Job isn't being run daily, could this have something to do with the forum being offline perhaps? Or should it run daily regardless?

[Paul M]

The vbulletin cron system relies on people visiting the forum.

[XxSparks]

ah, okay, thanks so much Paul!

[mrdexx]

Sorry if this is a newb question, but this program generates a .sql file, and then I take this file and import it within cpanel to restore the database through importing in phpwizard? (in the event of things going sideways etc.)

Basically just wondering if important/restoring the database using this mod is different than the backups done through exporting from phpmyadmin?

Thanks!

[Paul M]

I have no idea what phpwizard is.

[mrdexx]

Sorry I was exhausted when I wrote that, I meant to say does it generate the same files as if I had exported my database through phpmyadmin?

[Paul M]

All text based mysql exports are similar, whatever software creates them.

[Ark del KAOS]

Hi Paul!
I had a problem yesterday when I put back a sq backup made with this mod, and maybe you cant give me some advice about it.

I use a utf8 Spanish forum, because there's some symbols like the Ñ or accents who cant be showed properly without utf8.
The forum work perfect with the language option of charset tuned to utf8, etc
But yesterday I migrate the forum from a cluster server to a dedicated one, and when I put the system back the database shows all the special characters wrong.

I put it back uploading the backup with ftp, and the running this:

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

Well, It's the standard one Nothing out of ordinary.

When I open the mysql with phpmyadmin, and examine the data itself, (ej: post) in the pagetext column I can read the info contained, but It's wrong with the same mistaken charset symbols.

The MySQL charset its UTF-8 Unicode (utf8)
And the collation its utf8_general_ci
But then there some of the tables collated in latin1_swedish_ci

I don't know anything more to play with, trying to recover it.
Could you give me some advice?

[Ark del KAOS]

.....You know when you get out of ideas, and make a post....and then, coming from anywhere, the one only thing you don't think off shows up, and save the day?
Its always the same XD

Block Disabled:      (Update License Status)
Suspended or Unlicensed Members Cannot View Code.

That did the trick, and save me from this mess XD
(I swear I try it, but It seems I misspelled the option some where in the process...¬ ¬)

Well, anyway, thanks for all your hard work with so many good mods! ^ ^

[s0lidgr0und]

Trying now.

*crosses fingers*

Edit: Failure. Looks like HostGator is the issue.