I Am Trying To Backup A Vbulletin Forum Database

[rnmcd]

Is there something similiar I can use that is installed on TCH shared servers (since SSH isn't available to me)?

 

Thanks.

[MikeJ]

If this is a one time backup you need, you can request TCH does the dump for you via the help desk. If you need to do this on a regular basis, you can look at setting up a cron job to do a database dump on a regular basis.

[TCH-Don]

You can also goto cpanel > backup and click on download a databasejust click on the name of your forum database.

Later if need be you can upload it in the same place.

[TCH-Thomas]

Moving for organization.

[borfast]

Or you can go to phpMyAdmin in control panel and export the tables/database you want, with a lot of options to select from

[rnmcd]

Or you can go to phpMyAdmin in control panel and export the tables/database you want, with a lot of options to select from

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I was looking into that but the Vbulletin folks said, " We had reports that PHP was causing time out errors when creating the back up SQL, and this was causing for incomplete or corrupted backups. The safest way to do a backup is to use the mysqldump utility through SSH/Telnet, as it will not suffer from any such problems."

[rnmcd]

After you read this question (and finish laughing from how 'novice' it is ).....

 

 

Where do you typically 'dump' a database to? It wouldn't make sense to back it up to the same server, would it?

 

Thank you.

[TCH-Rob]

I do most of my backups to my home directory, FTP them to my computer and delete the backup file from the server.

[TCH-Don]

the cpanel > backup promts you to download to your computer

you can upload the database the same place if you need to.