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dbramley
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Nov 23, 2006, 6:26 AM

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Hi,
After spending a good two days setting up my website, its just about finished and I'm really pleased with it!

Just a quick question though - how do I back it all up? I'm guessing I just use regular FTP to back all the files and cgi-bin up, but how to I back the database up - is it through my webhosts control panel or is there another way?

thanks
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Donna
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Nov 23, 2006, 5:37 PM

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Re: [dbramley] Backup AM2 [In reply to] Can't Post
Hi there!

There are two ways to back up the database, either one will work equally well.

The first is to use a MySQL control panel (such as phpMyAdmin) and grab a copy of it there.

Alternately, you can simply save it as a flatfile database (even just for a few minutes while you make the backup) and then download the /data/ directory.

Either way, you'll want to grab the following directories:

/data/
/templates/
/uploads/
config.ini

...and any files that have been modified. Note that you do not need the publish directory, as this will be created based on the information in the templates & the database.

I hope this helps. :)

Donna

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dbramley
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Nov 29, 2006, 7:37 AM

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Re: [Donna] Backup AM2 [In reply to] Can't Post
Hi Donna,
Thanks for the reply.

Is the default for AM2 to use MySQL? Its just that I've looked in my web hosts control panel and it doesnt think I have any SQL databases?

Under database editor, database type it says 'file'. Does this mean I have a flat-file database already? In which case I just need to download the /data/ folder to have a backup of the database?

thanks
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Donna
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Nov 29, 2006, 1:04 PM

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Re: [dbramley] Backup AM2 [In reply to] Can't Post
Hi there!

That's right -- if you're not using MySQL, then it's using flatfile. You can back this up with the /data/ directory. :)

Donna

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