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19. How do I learn about the Backup/Restore Manager?

 

The Backup/Restore Manager allows you to back up and restore your domain data to a local system. The backup saves your home directory data, email settings, and Web site content.

From the Backup/Restore Manager, you can:

Back up your domain data
Backing up your domain data moves the data from the server to a local system, where it is stored in an archive directory. You can back up your domain data at any time. Before you begin, you may want to create an archive directory on the local system where you want to store your backed up data.

Important: The backup does not back up the MySQL database. Please use phpMyAdmin to back up your site data. phpMyAdmin can handle administering entire MySQL database servers or just a single database over the Internet by removing any platform-specific limitations.

To back up your domain:

1. Open the Backup/Restore Manager.


2. In the Backup/Restore Manager menu, click Backup.


3. In the Backup form, click Backup.

Your local system's download prompt opens. Follow the directions in the prompt to download the data files to an archive directory on your local system.

Restore archived files
You can restore the domain files you archived to your local system. To restore the files, the system uploads the specified files from the backup server to the working directories on your domain.

Note: Restoring files may take a long time to complete, depending on the size of the archived files and the speed of your network connection.

To restore an archive:

1. Open the Backup/Restore Manager.


2. In the Backup/Restore Manager menu, click Restore.


3. In the Select backup file field, enter the absolute directory path of the archived file you want to restore, or click Browse to search your local file system for the file.


4. Click Restore.

- Updated: April 3, 2002

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