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Topic: Backing up you forum.

Posted By: HondaSOHC
Subject: Backing up you forum.
Date Posted: 15 April 2003 at 9:14pm

I wonder if there is a way of backing up the forum from remote host ???

I like to back up all my stuff weekly and before any changes. As I dont test forum on pc before uploading,

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Posted By: michael
Date Posted: 16 April 2003 at 7:52am

download the database from your host and back it up to cd or tape whatever you have. If you run sql server run a script to back the db up. the forum has no built in backup function.

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Posted By: HondaSOHC
Date Posted: 16 April 2003 at 9:43am

many thanx - wonder if it would be poss to add a backup function poss using winzip in the future

Posted By: michael
Date Posted: 16 April 2003 at 10:04am

problem is that you would have to have a zip component running on the server. My host for example has one so I can run a asp command to zip the file up to and directory that has write access on my server. But in order for this forum to be usable with lots of hosts Bruce would not put it in there. Plus, good hosts run a backup at least once a day so in case you loose something you can always ask them to restore it for you (eventually they ask a fee). Besides that, program yourself a little script to run a manual backup.

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Posted By: HondaSOHC
Date Posted: 16 April 2003 at 2:13pm

many thanx Michael for taking the trouble of explaing.

Posted By: malekoism
Date Posted: 17 April 2003 at 3:20am

very useful and interesting