Backing up the database is great - but I've yet to see a clear and concise set of instructions for doing so which doesn't assume a lot of knowledge and experience on the part of the user. For example, I exported all my pages once - and there were maybe 20 or so - and could not re-import. The default settings for memory wouldn't permit it and I never was able to figure out exactly what to tweak to get this basic functionality working.
DanTMan wrote:
^_^ Actually, most of the maintenance scripts are just old cruft... Most of them don't get any attention paid to them or are even maintained. Previously stated as per: emufarmers@gmail.com
The only script I know of that's _confirmed_ to be safe to run under 1.11 is update.php, but most of them _should_ work. Probably. Anyway, would you run something called deleteOldRevisions.php without a backup? :)
So running any of the mantenance scripts is fine, just don't be the idiot that never backs up their database before trying something out. Attempting to do anything involving database alterations is stupid if you haven't backed up.