Backup
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Forum Name: Web Wiz Forums
Forum Description: Support forum for Web Wiz Forums application.
URL: https://forums.webwiz.net/forum_posts.asp?TID=19516
Printed Date: 12 April 2026 at 4:05am
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 12.08 - https://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Backup
Posted By: kegan5
Subject: Backup
Date Posted: 24 April 2006 at 12:53pm
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Large Access Database needs backing up. Last time this was done a number of errors suddenly appeared which stopped login being available for a while, as well as it saying the location of the database was wrong...which it wasnt because nothing was changed or moved. Is there an ideal way to do an access database backup? |
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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 24 April 2006 at 5:20pm
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My only advice is DON'T use Access for large forums!!! Access is a flat office file and storing a forum in an Access database is like storing the forums data in a large text file, and as you can imagine with lots and reads and writes going on this giant text file often becomes corrupted. I would only recommend using Access as a database backend for a forum if you are only expecting a handful of users only posting a very limited number of posts and you have no other choice. What you really need is a real Database Management System like mySQL or SQL Server as the backend for the forum. I would prefer to drop the Access version altogether of web wiz forums, but the only reason I kept it on is as an introduction to forums for novice users, but if you get serious about running a forum then you NEED to look at using mySQL or SQL Server as the backend. ------------- https://www.webwiz.net/web-wiz-forums/forum-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - Web Wiz Forums Hosting https://www.webwiz.net/web-hosting/windows-web-hosting.htm" rel="nofollow - ASP.NET Web Hosting |
Posted By: dpyers
Date Posted: 26 April 2006 at 12:15am
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lock the forum before you do a backup. ------------- 
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