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- VPOP3 Not Starting Properly @how_to
- rly, then the first thing to check is whether the database server is starting. In VPOP3 v3 and later, VPOP3 uses a [[http://www.postgresql.org|PostgreSQL]] Database server for data storage, so if the database server is not running, VPOP3 will not be able to start properly... s. If this is not running, then start it. If the database service does not exist, see the [[VPOP3DB service
- How to Backup VPOP3 @how_to
- will automatically perform a daily backup of the database into a file called DBBACK-x.DMP, where the backup... nday's backup, etc). In VPOP3 v5 and later, this database backup is a full backup of VPOP3. In VPOP3 v3 & v... up other files/data as well. See our "[[Handling Database Backups]]" article for some hints/tips for the au... tory tree. Make sure you backup the **[[reference:database|DBBack-<number>.DMP]]** files, these contain the
- Repairing corrupted database @how_to
- ======Repairing corrupted database====== With PostgreSQL (as with most high-end databases) the database system will automatically recover after power failures etc, if it can. If it can't then ther... ommon causes for unrecoverable data errors are: [[database_issues#disk_caching|incorrect disk caching]], [[d
- Restore a database backup @how_to
- ======Restore a database backup====== By default VPOP3 makes a daily backup of the VPOP3 database to a file 'DBBACK-n.DMP' in the VPOP3 installation directory (it is possible to [[reference:database backups|change this in the settings]]). These are... ays' worth of backups. These can be useful if the database gets damaged somehow. If you have a valid backup
- Move VPOP3 Version 5 (or later) to a new PC @how_to
- e VPOP3|moving earlier versions]], because of the database system, which was introduced for version 3 and mo... the original PC - Manually make a backup of the database on the original PC - Copy the VPOP3 directory t... C, **but do not start VPOP3 yet** - Restore the database backup (from step 2) on the new PC - Check sett... [stop VPOP3]] on the original PC =====Backup the database===== To backup the database, go to a command prom
- What is PostgreSQL? @faq
- [http://www.postgresql.org|PostgreSQL]] is an SQL database engine. =====VPOP3 and PostgreSQL===== In VPOP3 2.x, VPOP3 uses a database engine called [[http://www.sqlite.org|SQLite]] for its database needs. SQLite has limited locking facilities, so on busy systems we encountered problems where databases would need very frequent updates, and the lock l
- Move VPOP3 Version 3 or 4 to a new PC @how_to
- e VPOP3|moving earlier versions]], because of the database system. The summary of steps is: - Stop VPOP3 ... the original PC - Manually make a backup of the database on the original PC - Copy the VPOP3 directory t... C, **but do not start VPOP3 yet** - Restore the database backup (from step 2) on the new PC - Reset some... [stop VPOP3]] on the original PC =====Backup the database===== To backup the database, go to a command prom
- Database Maintenance @how_to
- ======Database Maintenance====== VPOP3 uses the [[http://www.postgresql.org|PostgreSQL]] database server for most of its data storage. Normally th... because it will manage itself. To do any special database maintenance you will need to close down VPOP3 fir... because PostgreSQL needs exclusive access to the database to perform any operations such as decreasing the
- How to Install VPOP3 @how_to
- om Vista Hosts File]] * [[Installing PostgreSQL database on another port]] if another version of PostgreSQ... turn off disk **write-back** caching on your PC. Database systems require tight control of hard disks to av... en, the data will be lost, and this can cause the database to be corrupted. * You should definitely disab... l cause the PC to reboot, possibly corrupting the database. * You should consider disabling write-back cac
- How to Restore a backup of VPOP3 @how_to
- ion 5 or later===== If you just need to restore a database backup, see steps 4 to 7 below. To restore a [[b... tored VPOP3. This should reinstall the PostgreSQL database system. //Do not start VPOP3 at this time// - O... u are restoring the backup over an existing VPOP3 database (especially if the database files are damaged) you will need to //DROP// the database first. To do this, ru
- Restore selected mail folders or mailbox in VPOP3 v5 or later @how_to
- o do this First you need to find the appropriate database backup file. Usually VPOP3 makes daily database backups on a weekly cycle into the main VPOP3 installation ... u want to restore. Now, you need to restore this database file into a temporary PostgreSQL database. For the purposes of this article, we will assume you will be res
- VPOP3 Database Size @how_to
- ======VPOP3 Database Size====== The VPOP3 directory is stored in the VPOP3\pgsql\data folder and subfolders.... If you are concerned about the size of the VPOP3 database, there are several factors which may make the database larger than you would expect: * The VPOP3 database contains a lot more information than just messages in
- Database Issues @how_to
- ======Database Issues====== VPOP3 version 3 and later use the [[http://www.postgresql.org|PostgreSQL]]] database server. This is an open source enterprise level database server. Several VPOP3 problems are due to problems with the database service. * [[Database & Disk Caching]] * [[S
- VPOP3 is using a lot of disk space @how_to
- and later, all users' messages are stored in the database, so they will occupy space in the VPOP3\pgsql\dat... 3 and 4, users' small messages are stored in the database, so will occupy space in the VPOP3\pgsql\data fol... arily reduce the amount of disk space used by the database. See the [[database_maintenance]] topic for more information. In VPOP3 versions 1 and 2, users' messages a
- Database -> Restore Tab @reference
- ======Database -> Restore Tab====== This tab is only in VPOP3 Enterprise (v5 and later), and is for performi... ng a partial (mailbox/mail folder) restore of the database. To do a full restore of the database, or for VPOP3 Basic/Standard, see the "[[how_to:restore_a_backup_of_v... en deleted within the last few days. To use this database restore facility, first you need to restore a dat
- Database query to list messages in the LAN forwarding queue waiting to go to a specific server @reference
- Database query to make LAN Forwarding immediately attempt to dequeue all pending messages @reference