Quick Login   
 
Register AdminFusion Tutorials
 
Featured Sponsors

One.com Domain and Hosting


Register
Register
Forum of the Month
Australian Webmaster
fotm

A webmaster forum specifically catering for Australian site owners. We discuss site development, marketing and management issues.

Tag Cloud
404 activity advertising ban board brawl broadcastingworld browsers cgi cheap cheap hosting contest contests css dedicated servers domain domains error exchange fanrage fighting for sale forum forum of the month fotm free google host hosting hostquack host quack introduction ipb leads license link exchange logo march madness men movies music mysql perl php phpbb posting service posts promotion redmatrix ftw! revenue ruby. sales sell selling seo seovb shared hosting skin soundboy rules sweet 16 tag cloud tech555 tradeshow traffic update vbseo vbulletin vbulletin 3.7 web hosting wordpress youtube
Latest Threads
Forum Stats
7,897 Members
165,071 Posts
37 Users Online

Please welcome our newest member, goodfriend4!

Affiliates
vBulletin Forum Software

Spice up your web site with the ultimate community message board solution!

Fake Id's

Get fake Id's made right now!

vBSEO

Search Engine Optimization for your VBulletin Forum.

Go Back AdminFusion » Management » Handling Problem Members » How often should backup my site?
Welcome to the AdminFusion. AdminFusion is the ultimate resource for forum administrators and moderators. With exclusive articles, interviews with the experts, free downloadable skins, and the revolutionary post exchange system - PostFusion, AdminFusion is the place to go for all of your forum needs.  By joining AdminFusion, you will become part of a thriving admin community and immediately gain access to all of these resources. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please join us today!
Want more than our forums? Try these: Post Fusion Forum Matrix
Old 04-05-2006, 08:58 AM   #1

snoopgst's Avatar

Title: Member

Points: 1,593, Level: 11Points: 1,593, Level: 11Points: 1,593, Level: 11
Level up: 12%, 257 Points neededLevel up: 12%, 257 Points neededLevel up: 12%, 257 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

Join Date: Jun 2006

Posts: 50

snoopgst is on a distinguished road
 
 
How often should backup my site?
What is the proper way to backup a forum (vbulletin) and how often?
Reply With Quote
Old 04-05-2006, 03:56 PM   #2

rex_b's Avatar

Title: Apprentice

Points: 2,626, Level: 14Points: 2,626, Level: 14Points: 2,626, Level: 14
Level up: 15%, 124 Points neededLevel up: 15%, 124 Points neededLevel up: 15%, 124 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

Join Date: Jun 2006

Posts: 351

Location: Louisiana

rex_b will become famous soon enough
Send a message via AIM to rex_b Send a message via MSN to rex_b  
 
It really depends on how large the site is, or how fresh the content is.

I would say a small forum, once a week.
a medium forum, every few days.
a large forum, every day
a super forum, every 12 hours.
__________________
vBHackers.com - vBulletin modification resources
BloggerSkills.com - Coming Soon!
Reply With Quote
Old 04-05-2006, 05:04 PM   #3

snoopgst's Avatar

Title: Member

Points: 1,593, Level: 11Points: 1,593, Level: 11Points: 1,593, Level: 11
Level up: 12%, 257 Points neededLevel up: 12%, 257 Points neededLevel up: 12%, 257 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

Join Date: Jun 2006

Posts: 50

snoopgst is on a distinguished road
 
 
Do I need to backup everything? or just the mysql database?
Reply With Quote
Old 04-05-2006, 05:09 PM   #4

rex_b's Avatar

Title: Apprentice

Points: 2,626, Level: 14Points: 2,626, Level: 14Points: 2,626, Level: 14
Level up: 15%, 124 Points neededLevel up: 15%, 124 Points neededLevel up: 15%, 124 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

Join Date: Jun 2006

Posts: 351

Location: Louisiana

rex_b will become famous soon enough
Send a message via AIM to rex_b Send a message via MSN to rex_b  
 
I would just worry about the mysql db, but some would say backup everything.

It's a preference.
__________________
vBHackers.com - vBulletin modification resources
BloggerSkills.com - Coming Soon!
Reply With Quote
Old 04-05-2006, 05:12 PM   #5

IMPAQ's Avatar

Title: Veteran

Points: 4,079, Level: 18Points: 4,079, Level: 18Points: 4,079, Level: 18
Level up: 19%, 171 Points neededLevel up: 19%, 171 Points neededLevel up: 19%, 171 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

Join Date: Mar 2006

Posts: 519

Location: Richmond, VA

IMPAQ has a spectacular aura aboutIMPAQ has a spectacular aura about

Send a message via AIM to IMPAQ Send a message via MSN to IMPAQ Send a message via Yahoo to IMPAQ  
 
I have local copies of everything. I'd just rather play it safe. Like last night I dreamed someone had hacked on of my sites. I backed everything up first thing this morning. :o

I'm just anal like that, though. I try to make sure I'm in control of my site's destiny.
__________________
CafeParents.com - Parent-to-Parent discussion forums
Reply With Quote
Old 04-07-2006, 06:36 AM   #6

Cori's Avatar


Title: Forum Addict

Points: 7,833, Level: 26Points: 7,833, Level: 26Points: 7,833, Level: 26
Level up: 27%, 317 Points neededLevel up: 27%, 317 Points neededLevel up: 27%, 317 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

Join Date: Feb 2006

Posts: 1,548

Location: Florida

Cori has much to be proud ofCori has much to be proud ofCori has much to be proud ofCori has much to be proud ofCori has much to be proud ofCori has much to be proud ofCori has much to be proud ofCori has much to be proud ofCori has much to be proud of
Send a message via Yahoo to Cori  
 
How exactly do I back up my site? Do I need to get floppy disks or is there another way?
__________________
My Parent Connection
Reply With Quote
Old 04-09-2006, 03:47 AM   #7

Title: Lurker

Points: 1,465, Level: 10Points: 1,465, Level: 10Points: 1,465, Level: 10
Level up: 11%, 85 Points neededLevel up: 11%, 85 Points neededLevel up: 11%, 85 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

Join Date: Apr 2006

Posts: 10

spikestar is on a distinguished road
 
 
every day
Reply With Quote
Old 04-09-2006, 04:01 PM   #8

Harro's Avatar

Title: Apprentice

Points: 2,614, Level: 14Points: 2,614, Level: 14Points: 2,614, Level: 14
Level up: 15%, 136 Points neededLevel up: 15%, 136 Points neededLevel up: 15%, 136 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

Join Date: Sep 2005

Posts: 276

Location: Belgium

Harro is on a distinguished road
 
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by FLMom View Post
How exactly do I back up my site? Do I need to get floppy disks or is there another way?
Export the database to a file with e.g. phpMyadmin.
Download all the files from your ftp to you computer.
That's how I always do it
__________________
Reply With Quote
Old 04-10-2006, 03:38 AM   #9

Cori's Avatar


Title: Forum Addict

Points: 7,833, Level: 26Points: 7,833, Level: 26Points: 7,833, Level: 26
Level up: 27%, 317 Points neededLevel up: 27%, 317 Points neededLevel up: 27%, 317 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

Join Date: Feb 2006

Posts: 1,548

Location: Florida

Cori has much to be proud ofCori has much to be proud ofCori has much to be proud ofCori has much to be proud ofCori has much to be proud ofCori has much to be proud ofCori has much to be proud ofCori has much to be proud ofCori has much to be proud of
Send a message via Yahoo to Cori  
 
Great, thanks!
__________________
My Parent Connection
Reply With Quote
Old 04-10-2006, 05:58 AM   #10

psking's Avatar

Title: Member

Points: 1,685, Level: 11Points: 1,685, Level: 11Points: 1,685, Level: 11
Level up: 12%, 165 Points neededLevel up: 12%, 165 Points neededLevel up: 12%, 165 Points needed
Activity: 0%Activity: 0%Activity: 0%

Join Date: Mar 2006

Posts: 57

psking is on a distinguished road
 
 
I too go better safe than sorry...everyday
__________________
_______________________
Photoshopking.com - Free Photoshop Tutorials, Forums, Tips, Tricks
Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 1 of 2 1 2 >

« PHPFox | Encouraging Quality, Not Quantity »


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

 
Posting Rules

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Google Ranking Explained Ryan Search Engine Optimization 27 01-22-2008 11:42 AM
Getting Site User Feedback shellspeare Handling Problem Members 2 03-09-2006 08:34 PM
What should be the google page rank?!! Danecookie Search Engine Optimization 2 11-18-2005 05:46 AM

AdminFusion
Home RSS Feeds - Contact Us - Home - Archive - Top

All times are GMT +1. The time now is 08:14 AM. Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.1.0 © 2005-2008 AdminFusion - All Rights Reserved



1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72