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WELCOME TO MYBACKUP!
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Version NOTE: If you need MyBackup v.1.1.0, you can download it from here:

http://www.tufat.com/downloads/MyBackup_v110.zip

There are features in 1.2.0 that may not work in some legacy PHP systems. However, the latest version is the recommended and most well-debugged version, and is recommended for most users.


+++++ INSTALLATION +++++

Easy! Upload all files to a folder on your web server, for example:

http://www.your_domain.com/mybackup/

Then, open "install.php" with your web browser (Mozilla Firefox recommended):

http://www.your_domain.com/mybackup/install.php

Then, just follow the on-screen instructions. You will need to CHMOD some files and folders (change the read/write permissions). If you do not know how to do that, please contact your web hosting company, or refer to any of many online tutorials on the subject.

The installer will configure your config.php file. You should NOT manually edit that file, unless you wish to change the login information after installation. Please be careful when editing PHP files so that you do not introduce editing errors.


+++++ DOCUMENTATION +++++

Online documentation is available at:

http://www.tufat.com/docs/mybackup/

It's not much, but this is, after all, a very small system.


+++++ LICENSE +++++

The license is LGPL, which means that you can use MyBackup for all commercial and non-commercial uses. You can re-distribute it, re-sell it, and do essentially anything else with it that you fancy. If you do re-distribute this software, please do me a favor and at least give credit to the TUFaT.com development team, either with a link or a favorable recommendation.


+++++ SUPPORT +++++

Here's the idea of the $5 Script Archive (www.tufat.com): the software is free or dirt-cheap. In exchange for basically giving away months of hard work, you should seek assistance for your problems in the community forum, at:

http://www.tufat.com/forum/

In other words, please don't email the developers, because we're working on more cheap and free software for you. If you find an obvious bug that should be addressed immediately, you can email me directly at g8z@yahoo.com, but in general I strongly recommend using the community support area. Responses are not guaranteed of course, but most of the forum areas have a lot of active users who can assist you. If you would like to help other users, and you're good with PHP, please feel free to lend a hand. :)

You may also try this freelance web resource:

http://www.rentacoder.com/RentACoder/SmallBiz.asp?txtFromURL=AId_906332

RentACoder.com is a great way to get custom programming assistance, as well as fixes and installation help. Please be very careful about providing FTP access to your server, however. I always recommend that you backup your web files and database fully before using any software from TUFaT.com, and certainly before giving access to a stranger.

MyBackup comes with NO WARRANTY and NO GUARANTEE of reliability or security of any kind! Use at your own risk. Of course, we don't expect problems, but you know how software is...


+++++ ABOUT +++++

MyBackup was created by Darren Gates during 2005/06, essentially as a way to achieve hourly auto-backups of the TUFaT.com database. After suffering from several system crashes with loss of database information, I decided that enough was enough! Anytime I write a piece of software, I make it a script that can be used by a wider community. And voila! MyBackup was born. :)


+++++ DONATIONS +++++

Donations are ALWAYS welcome, and can be sent via PayPal to g8z@yahoo.com. 100% of donated funds are applied to further script development. Of course, you can also "donate" by just buying more software from TUFaT.com.


Thanks for your support of the $5 Script Archive! 
Darren
