Why it's so difficult to backup & restore vB database?

[julius]

Vb is very simple to install.
Vb is very difficult to backup & to restore.
Why? If I can't do a copy I can't work!
I've read 100 threads and it's not clear if it' possible to backup and restore with phpMyadmin.
I tried, ma there was alway errors in restore.
I've not telnet.
I've to change isp?

[werehere]

PhpMyadmin will backup small databases with ease, but you will run up against the max execution time for php if you have a large database. You could then change the execution time in the php.ini file, but not if you are on a shared server most likely.

Telnet is really the best way for me. :)

[werehere]

I also forgot to mention that the upcoming 2.0 release is supposed to have a backup utility in the control panel.

[John Harrison]

Originally posted by werehere
I also forgot to mention that the upcoming 2.0 release is supposed to have a backup utility in the control panel.

that would be awesome

[Chris Schreiber]

If you have telnet access, you can use this script for automatic backups: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=4256