ISFDB Downloads

Overview
The files accessible from this page are complete copies of the software that drives the ISFDB and the data tables that comprise it, available under Creative Commons. The only data not included in the backups are personal data such as users' e-mail addresses and passwords and the MediaWiki table contents though empty tables for these are included in the backup file so that it can be used with the ISFDB code.

Current Files
The following files are available for download:
 * Backup files of all cover scans currently hosted by ISFDB, most are over 300Mb, the total is about 6Gb. Updated 2014-02-03:
 * temp
 * svgcode
 * f
 * e
 * deleted
 * d
 * c
 * b
 * archive
 * a
 * 9
 * 8
 * 7
 * 6
 * 5
 * 4
 * 3
 * 2
 * 1
 * 0
 * ISFDB backups are compressed MySQL files which do not include the ISFDB Wiki. They are around 80MB in size and expand to about 330 MB. See below for installation instructions. The following backups are available:


 * backup.gz - an old SQL ISFDB database dump Updated: May 18, 2008.
 * isfdb.sql - an SQL file which will create a blank ISFDB database, and insert some required data in the metadata and directory tables. Updated: May 18, 2008.

Installation and Setup

 * ISFDB:MySQL Only Setup - instructions to setup the MySQL database without the ISFDB website script. Useful for making direct SQL queries or customized scripts for data mining.
 * ISFDB:Personal Linux Website - instructions to create a version of the ISFDB to run on your home Linux system. This will not include setting up the wiki.
 * ISFDB:Personal Windows Website - instructions to create a version of the ISFDB to run on your home Windows system. This will not include setting up the wiki.
 * ISFDB:Full Linux Website - instructions to recreate a full version of the ISFDB website on Linux. Note that complete backup including all Wiki data is not available to the general public, due to the inclusion of personal information. These notes are for moderators with access to the data.