Backup forum DB errors

phpBB

[buksida]

Using the Admin panel to perform a database backup of my phpBB forum has always been a simple task.

Now I get the following error everytime I try it:

Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error ... blah blah

Is this a phpBB bug or a hosting problem?

All other aspects of the board work fine.

[buksida]

Anyone on this?

I've noticed that with gzip compression off it works ... this file is huge though and it takes hours.

Must be a phpBB glitch then, any ideas?

[encyclo]

I find the backup function in phpBB a bit flaky, so I always export a compressed .sql.gz file directly in phpMyAdmin via my hosting company's control panel. Also many hosting companies offer a direct MySQL backup option. If the file is compressed it shouldn't take too long to download unless the file is huge and your connection is slow. If that is the case, you could also create a dump of the database on the server, compress it and download it via FTP.