What is the best Procedure for Backing Up?

Published by: jack 2009-01-07

Okay, I know this question has been asked before - but the answers are varied and disperse. I'm looking for distinct clarification in a few areas.

First of all, to make the scenario clear - I run my own Windows 2003 Server, so I don't need Telnet or anything else. I can run everything locally on the Server itself.

So, down to the nitty gritty. :)

1. Before backing up - what needs to be done? Should vBulletin be turned off? Should the website be completely disabled, so that not even the Board-is-Down screen gets loaded?

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2. What is the best way to back up the databases, given the scenario I'm working with? MySqlDump? Or should I just copy the actual MySQL data directories?

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3. If we're talking about Mysqldump, should any options be specified? (i.e. "--opt", "--lock-tables", etc...) Or should any command be performed first?

4. Is there any special procedure to backing up the actual vB directories? Or would a simple directory/file copy (or XCopy) be sufficient?

I'm sorry for the detailed questions - I'm just trying to get all the answers to backing up in one solid location. :)

Thanks for reading through this mess! :)

Those are simply files that can be backed up the normal way.

close forum is ideal but not needed... then follow steps outlined at http://i4net.tv/marticle/get.php?action=getarticle&articleid=10 which is elaborated for mysqldump usage etc at http://www.sitepoint.com/article/678 (which is in my sig along with othe useful info ;) )

:)

What about backing up the actual vB directories - is that something that should be done as well? And would a standard directory copy be good enough?