Backing Up Phpbb

[webgyrl]

Just a question about backing up my phpbb board.

 

When I do a general 'site backup' via cPanel, does my phpbb board get totally backed up? Is there a way to ensure a complete backup of all settings and posts?

 

When I try to back the board up in the phpbb admin all I get is an empty SQL file.

 

Thanks in advance.

[TCH-Thomas]

I´m not sure since I never had any need to back up a forum, but I think you will need to use the "Download a MySQL Database Backup" in cpanel.

[OldTimer]

I just started playing around with phpBB, but this may help you out.

 

http://www.phpbb.com/support/guide/#section3_2_1

 

Complete users guide here:

http://www.phpbb.com/support/guide/

 

Greg

[kitsch]

When I do a general 'site backup' via cPanel, does my phpbb board get totally backed up? Is there a way to ensure a complete backup of all settings and posts?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Your board (along with everything else on your site) gets backed up doing the 'Full Backup'. One way to ensure is to decompress the backup file you get (after downloading it) and check the mysql folder. You should have a file named yourusername_yourphpbbdatabasename.sql. If you open this file, you'll see all the MySQL queries necessary to recreate the threads / forums / settings / etc of your board.

[TCH-Don]

Nat if you goto cpanel > backup and download the Home Backup

that compressed file contains your entire site

except databases and e-mail filters and alias

which you can also download on the same backup page.

Then if you need to upload a database

you can do it in the same place.

You could also upload the home backup to restore all files

or with a compression (zip) file manager you can make a copy of the home backup

and remove all but the forum to restore just the forum.

[kitsch]

Sorry for the (partial) misinformation.

I edited my post above. I hope it's OK now.

[TCH-Don]

I did not see anything wrong with your post.

For me the full backup has not been of any use since there is no handy place to upload it for me.

[kitsch]

I did not see anything wrong with your post.

For me the full backup has not been of any use since there is no handy place to upload it for me.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yes, but if you can always extract the files and only upload the needed ones...