| How to Make a Backup Copy of Your phpMyDirectory |
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If you’ve spent a lot of time working on your website, chances are you’ve experienced an unexpected server problem that causes your website to stop responding or even to shut down completely. Sometimes those unexpected server problems can escalate into real-life problems if some important file become lost or damaged in the process. A backup copy of your website can help you protect yourself in case it happens again. What’s a backup? A backup is an extra copy of a file that is stored in a separate location. Think of it as a safe-deposit box for your website files with easy access to it whenever you want. Backups can be useful not only if you experience hardware problem (like a hard drive failure at your hosting provider), but also for recovering files that get damaged or corrupted, or for reverting to a previous version of a file. To make a backup of your phpMyDirectory application you need to download all your phpMyDirectory files to your local computer and to export the database that phpMyDirectory uses. Step 1: How to download your phpMyDirectory files? To back up the phpMyDirectory files to your computer, use an FTP client to connect to your account. If you dont have any FTP client on your personal computer then you can try FileZilla. It's easy, small and free. Now login to your web host using your FTP account. Then navigate to your phpMyDirectory application folder and download it to your local computer. It might take some time to copy all files from your web host to your local computer. Step 2: How to export/backup your phpMyDirectory database? Note: For this step, it really helps if you have phpMyAdmin installed on your server. Most hosting companies have phpMyAdmin already installed. If you are unsure, ask your hosting provider. To export/backup your database, you need to export it into an SQL file, which makes importing it easier in future if required. An SQL file will contain all of the necessary SQL commands for creating your database tables and filling them with your data. Be sure you export the entire database. Well done! You have successfully created a backup copy of your phpMyDirectory website. |
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| Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
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