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lightshow
03-25-2006, 02:35 AM
I have a account with www.forumer.com (http://www.forumer.com) for a phpBB forum.

I've been looking into backup it up.

Does anyone have any ideas on how to do it?

I've tried coding a VB application to take each page and insert it into a MS Access database, but it doesn't have a very clean apperance.
erRor67
03-25-2006, 03:30 AM
you should ask at their support forums..

but normally, you cant really make a true backup without the admin's assistance (admin of the website, not your personal forum)..

Some sites do it for free, others charge, others dont even bother.. your best bet is to check out their support forums: http://forum.forumer.com/
tesco
03-25-2006, 04:07 AM
What kind of access do you they give you?
Do you have ftp or phpmyadmin?
lightshow
03-25-2006, 11:06 PM
I have phpmyaadmin

Just checked their forums and sadly their reply was



No. Back-up's are no longer an option Forumer is considering.
However, Forumer does does automatic backups on all boards.


Though I think that is a bad idea on their part.

I guess I'll have to tweak my VB program.
tesco
03-26-2006, 12:26 AM
How big is the database?
Unless it's over 50mb (in which case i wouldn't recomend doing this), you could just export the database using phpmyadmin. :)
lightshow
03-26-2006, 06:05 PM
It's definatly less than 50 Mb.

I'm checking the adminstrative control panel and I'm just not seeing any export option. hmm
tesco
03-26-2006, 06:38 PM
It's definatly less than 50 Mb.

I'm checking the adminstrative control panel and I'm just not seeing any export option. hmm
Just chose the database in the side navbar then there should be a button that sayas "Export" at the top.
Click "SELECT ALL" (for what to export) then chose save as file and hit go.
Borgs8472
03-26-2006, 09:12 PM
Don't know about phpbb, but vbulletin allows you to create a backup via the admincp. Only a good idea for a small database of course.
tesco
03-26-2006, 09:41 PM
Don't know about phpbb, but vbulletin allows you to create a backup via the admincp. Only a good idea for a small database of course.
That's right, but it's the same as using phpmyadmin.;)
Borgs8472
03-26-2006, 09:48 PM
^ ^
I never found that. I always found the phpmyadmin didn't suffer from the timeouts etc that doing it from the admincp did...