NewPoints comes with a task whose file is /inc/tasks/backupnewpoints.php which creates a weekly backup of the default newpoints tables (settings, log, forumrules, grouprules), newpoints field from the users table and the plugins row from datacache table.
Note that if you had NewPoints plugins installed that do not tell the task to backup their fields and tables, they won't be restored as there is not data inside the backup.
Note: do not forget to enable the task if you want to have weekly backups of NewPoints and make sure you chmod ADMIN_DIRECTORY/backups/backupnewpoints to 755.
How to restore a backup
- Get a backup (the latest one) from ADMIN_DIR/backups/backupnewpoints
- If NewPoints is not installed, make sure you install it.
- Install the plugins you previously had installed.
- Delete all rows from tableprefix_newpoints_settings and tableprefix_newpoints_log.
- Import the backup from PHPMyAdmin
- Everything should be back now!
Support
If you have any questions, ask them at MyBB-Plugins.com.