Where Does Invision Community Store Data?
Invision keeps config in conf_global.php with uploads and datastore beside the install.
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Invision Community is self-hosted forum software, so everything lives on your own server. Connection settings sit in a config file, uploads collect in storage directories, and content lives in the database.
That trio is the whole backup unit and the classic partial-backup trap. Confirm exact paths in your install, since custom deployments move them. Database dumps plus the uploads directory restore a working community; either half alone does not.
Where Invision Community stores this, by platform
Install dir (conf_global.php + uploads + datastore)
Connection settings beside the install. Back up alongside the uploads directory and a database dump; all three restore a working community.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up my community?
Back up the config file, the uploads directory, and a database dump together. Files without the database lose their links, and the database without files serves broken attachments.
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