Is there a Backup Database Mod?

[Phphelp]

I did a search and couldn't find one, I'll like to be able to click a button in the admin and have it back up the SMF database.

[vbgamer45]

There is a backup function built into SMF.

For large forums I suggest doing a dump with phpmyadmin or another db exporting tools

[TheListener]

Admin > maintenance > forum maintenance > database > back up database

[Illori]

Admin > maintenance > forum maintenance > database > back up database

but that backup is known to not be complete depending on host configuration and size of the database.

http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Backup

[All Colours Sam]

Just use MySQL Dumper, if your server has Perl, you can configure a simple cronjob to automatically create backups and having them mail to you every X days and forget a bout having to back up manually.

[emanuele]

I did a search and couldn't find one, I'll like to be able to click a button in the admin and have it back up the SMF database.

You should really upgrade, the version you are running is terribly outdated and full of critical security issues...

[Arantor]

Yeah, 2.0 RC3 is a bit outdated and insecure these days (and I didn't even find that from the footer )

[Sir Osis of Liver]

phpmyadmin dumps do not work on some hosts due to timeouts.  Any method you use, do several backups, and see if the file sizes are the same.  A bad backup often does not generate errors, so you'll believe you have a good one when you don't.

And don't use the SMF admin backup.

[Phphelp]

I just took it over and I agree I need to upgrade.  I'm just dreading putting back in all the customization.

I am using MySqlDump on a schedule Job now and I'm dumping it to my skydrive sync folder, so the storage is off site.  (Which is pretty cool)

[vbgamer45]

I like to use beyond compare to merge changes back and forth if you did custom work to the forum.

[Phphelp]

Yay! I did it, everything is upgraded and re-modded - It was a lot of work... OMG

Thanks for making me do this! I just needed a little push.