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Backing Up PostNuke

Backing up a PostNuke website is very important. If you have errors, it allows you to return to a last known ‘good’ installation, and it protects from loss of large amounts of data.

Whereas a HTML based website would only require you to download the file structure to backup, the database driven aspects of PostNuke mean that almost all the actual data and content you see on your site is stored in your site’s database. As a result of this you must also download a dump of your database as well as backup your file structure when backing up a PostNuke site.

Downloading a dump of a database can be done through phpMyAdmin (www.phpmyadmin.net∞), and there are a number of modules that also provide a backup facility.

To take a backup, first download your whole file structure. Once this is done, you can then download your database. Together, these constitute everything you need to restore a backup of your PostNuke site.

For specifics relating to phpMyAdmin, consult the phpMyAdmin documentation. As a guide, use phpMyAdmin to select the correct database. Then click the export link, and highlight all the tables. Once this is done, click the ‘Structure and Data’ radio button, and also the ‘Save as File’ button. Save this file to your hard drive, for use later should you need to restore a backup.

Restoring a Backup
Switching Hosts with an Established PostNuke Website


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