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gerrit · 10-24-2007, 08:02 AM

I am considering starting an own forum and look for a reliable host currently. A friend of mine recommended me forumer.com as he has been using it for a while and is satisfied with the service.

I was just wondering: does forumer.com make backups of all forums hosted, or is there a way for the forum webmaster to make back-ups himself?

**SawanM** · 10-24-2007, 08:53 AM

You cannot make backups of your forum but server wide backups are made if something gos wrong throughout the server.

gerrit · 10-26-2007, 05:48 AM

So forumer.com makes regular back-ups themselves? If the forum would ever be hacked or experience technical problems, the last back-up is used to restore the specific forum?

**SawanM** · 10-26-2007, 05:55 AM

Yes, Forumer makes regular backups and if something gos wrong the most recent backup gets applied server wide to the server affected.

BadBoy0 · 10-26-2007, 02:31 PM

The rules for backups for the forumforfree forums (which is what this section is about) is different from the regular forumer forums I believe. There could be some confusion in this regard. They make regular server backups. There used to be a way to order your own copy of your specific forum's database backup but I don't think that is offered anymore for the forumforfree forums (this section's focus) - not sure about the regular forumer type forums though that the other sections of the support forum cover.

Perhaps a support member could post the latest backup strategies and any policies regarding availability of individual forum database backups for the forumforfree.com forums?

StevieT · 11-06-2007, 10:42 AM

Apparently, no back-ups are available to individual forum admins on FFF, phpBB or IPB, as they require FTP access, but as stated, regular back-ups are made by Forumer.

ComeToMe · 11-09-2007, 12:58 PM

Well it is a relief to know that if there was a problem the forum's and the posts made would not be lost. That happened to one of the forums I was a member of, (not a forumer one I hasten to add!!)

and every post that had been made was lost. We had to start all over again.
It was very discouraging.

C.T.M.

10-24-2007, 08:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
gerrit Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0 fTrader: (0) fBuck$: 190 Bank: 0 Total fBuck$: 190 Send fBuck$ » My Forumer My Country:	Making backups of a forum I am considering starting an own forum and look for a reliable host currently. A friend of mine recommended me forumer.com as he has been using it for a while and is satisfied with the service. I was just wondering: does forumer.com make backups of all forums hosted, or is there a way for the forum webmaster to make back-ups himself?

10-24-2007, 08:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
SawanM Confessed Noob Join Date: Dec 2006 Tournaments Won: 2 Posts: 9,080 Rep Power: 13 fTrader: (36) fBuck$: 66,707 Bank: 0 Total fBuck$: 66,707 Send fBuck$ » My Forumer My Country:	Re: Making backups of a forum You cannot make backups of your forum but server wide backups are made if something gos wrong throughout the server.
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gerrit Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0 fTrader: (0) fBuck$: 190 Bank: 0 Total fBuck$: 190 Send fBuck$ » My Forumer My Country:	Re: Making backups of a forum So forumer.com makes regular back-ups themselves? If the forum would ever be hacked or experience technical problems, the last back-up is used to restore the specific forum?

10-26-2007, 05:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
SawanM Confessed Noob Join Date: Dec 2006 Tournaments Won: 2 Posts: 9,080 Rep Power: 13 fTrader: (36) fBuck$: 66,707 Bank: 0 Total fBuck$: 66,707 Send fBuck$ » My Forumer My Country:	Re: Making backups of a forum Yes, Forumer makes regular backups and if something gos wrong the most recent backup gets applied server wide to the server affected.
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BadBoy0 Junior Forumer Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 224 Rep Power: 2 fTrader: (0) fBuck$: 1,810 Bank: 0 Total fBuck$: 1,810 Send fBuck$ » My Forumer My Country:	Re: Making backups of a forum The rules for backups for the forumforfree forums (which is what this section is about) is different from the regular forumer forums I believe. There could be some confusion in this regard. They make regular server backups. There used to be a way to order your own copy of your specific forum's database backup but I don't think that is offered anymore for the forumforfree forums (this section's focus) - not sure about the regular forumer type forums though that the other sections of the support forum cover. Perhaps a support member could post the latest backup strategies and any policies regarding availability of individual forum database backups for the forumforfree.com forums? Last edited by BadBoy0; 10-26-2007 at 02:35 PM.

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11-06-2007, 10:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
StevieT Junior Forumer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Newcastle, UK. Posts: 205 Rep Power: 2 fTrader: (0) fBuck$: 31,493 Bank: 0 Total fBuck$: 31,493 Send fBuck$ » My Forumer My Country:	Re: Making backups of a forum Apparently, no back-ups are available to individual forum admins on FFF, phpBB or IPB, as they require FTP access, but as stated, regular back-ups are made by Forumer.

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ComeToMe Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0 fTrader: (0) fBuck$: 901 Bank: 0 Total fBuck$: 901 Send fBuck$ » My Forumer My Country:	Re: Making backups of a forum Well it is a relief to know that if there was a problem the forum's and the posts made would not be lost. That happened to one of the forums I was a member of, (not a forumer one I hasten to add!!) and every post that had been made was lost. We had to start all over again. It was very discouraging. C.T.M.

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