JTrollerb123 Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Hi, I'm about to upgrade to 4.3 beta but it's been so long that I don't remember how to backup the database before proceeding. Can't find it in the guides. Can someone help? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Explosion Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 You won't find it any guides on here because it's independent of the IPS software. What is your hosting panel? What options do you have there to do backups? Do you have phpmyadmin? Google is your friend. 4 minutes ago, JTrollerb123 said: I'm about to upgrade to 4.3 beta Remember - it's beta, it's going to have bugs. I'd highly suggest you wait to final until taking the plunge, unless you are very comfortable with the potential lack of support from people on here for issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTrollerb123 Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 There used to be tools within the ACP to do the backup. I can use phpmyadmin to do it but was wondering why no longer available from the ACP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Explosion Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 14 minutes ago, JTrollerb123 said: but was wondering why no longer available from the ACP Because it was simply re-inventing the wheel....there are other more efficient ways of taking backups of the SQL database, as mentioned. And backup your files too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTrollerb123 Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 Got it. When you say backup your files, you mean the manually edited template bits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Explosion Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 No, I mean your files that are on your website (ie the IPS software and anything you've uploaded via the software) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridges101 Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 They probably removed the backup from the admin cp because php isn't a reliable way for making database backups as they fail. The best way is through SSH. I know years ago phpmyadmin wasn't reliable for making a database backup. Has phpmyadmin improved upon this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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