problem backing up database

[john77]

hi i am having trouble backing up my database it was working just fine i didnt change anything and all of a sudden it wont back up my database anymore i get a page not found error please help i already lost my info before dont want to loose it again

[hankfrid]

How are you backing up your database? Thru the Admin function?

 

You should use your Control Panel to do your backups. I use both to play safe, but I've seen other people out here say you're better off using the Control Panel Backup. There, I can backup my site and my catalog.

 

Hope that helps.

 

HankFrid

[Luna]

I (and many others) have the same problem. This question is asked before but no solution has come up yet.

 

I'm trying to figure out what goes wrong. I have another shop on the same server using the same mysql server but has an older version of backup.php and has not a problem at all.

 

It isn't the size of the backup file and it isn't the time_out setting.

 

Page not found comes up the moment backup_now appears.

[Luna]

Hankfrid:

 

The backup function in OSC is a very handy way of backing up your database. I think it is better to find out what is the cause of this error.

 

My provider doesn't give me an control panel so i have to use PhpMyAdmin at the moment which is far from handy.

 

I even think that having phpMyAdmin "ready to run" on your server could be a security problem.

[john77]

well i did use my control panel but backup now is alot more convenient

but what i dont understand is that it was working just fine yesterday and today it doesnt work at all

[Guest]

Mine stopped working as I added more products. Think it was about the 3000 mark for me. Froogle download and easy populate downloads die the same way too. I can add to my hearts content, but to get anything out is impossible. Im driving my hosting company nuts with this problem.