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Support => FAQs => Topic started by: datahell on May 20, 2007, 14:46:08
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This guide will show you show you can easily backup/restore an Elxis site. This guide is for server administrators and requires that you have a root account on the server. Notice: Shell scripts using cron/jobs are also available (contact GO UP Inc for this) if you wish to create a demo site that will be refreshed automatically.
BACKUP
--> Database
Nothing special. Login to PHPmyAdmin and take a full backup. Check these options:
Add drop table
use backticks (`)
add auto increment
export as .sql file
Ok, you now have the database backup.
--> Files
Let's say the absolute path to our Elxis site is:
/home/user/public_html
Login into shell. Go to the Elxis root directory:
cd /home/user/public_html
tar everything:
tar -cf /home/user/sitebackup.tar .
Finish. Our files backup is at /home/user/sitebackup.tar
RESTORE
Take the sql file (ix sqlbackup.sql) previously created and place it inside /home/user directory.
We will create a small shell script (elxisrestore.sh) and then we will execute it at once.
To create it simple touch it:
cd /home/user
touch elxisrestore.sh
Then open it to edit it.
nano -w elxisrestore.sh
Add inside it the following code:
#!/bin/bash
#
# elxisrestore.sh v1.0 by Ioannis Sannos (Elxis Team)
#
# Parameters
elxisrootdir="/home/user/public_html"
tarfile="sitebackup.tar"
sqlfile="sqlbackup.sql"
startdir="/home/user"
# Database connection information
dbname="my_database_name"
dbhost="localhost"
dbuser="database_user"
dbpw="database_password"
# Remove old website files
rm -rf $elxisrootdir/*
# UnTAR Elxis files
cd $elxisrootdir
tar xf $startdir/$tarfile
cd $startdir
echo "use $dbname; set names utf8; source $sqlfile;" | mysql --password=$dbpw --user=$dbuser --host=$dbhost
Notice the "set names utf8;" command that we added after database selection.
Save this file as elxisrestore.sh
To get out of the editor press Ctrl+X. And then y (yes)
Go to /home/user directory:
cd /home/user
Change permissions to 777to the shell script inorder to be executable:
chmod 777 elxisrestore.sh
finally execute it:
. elxisrestore.sh
That will restore both your files and database.
Hope you liked it!
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hi john , i want to use Shell scripts using cron/jobs to create a demo site , what do i to do?
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What exactly do you want to do? Create a demo site? Automatic backup? Something else? Better contact me via e-mail.
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i sent you a pm
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what happens if we dont have access to shell ???
cant we restore the site from ftp and php my admin?
if theres can you tell me..
thanks..
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You can do by using for example cPanel website control panel. Here is several tools that you can easily backup/restore your elxis website.
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Note
The upcoming Elxis new generation (4.x Nautilus) has an integrated system to backup both database and files!
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Note
The upcoming Elxis new generation (4.x Nautilus) has an integrated system to backup both database and files!
Exactly! ;)
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when i do it from cpanel , is there anything that i have to be carefull?
thankss..
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when i do it from cpanel , is there anything that i have to be carefull?
Backup all your files and your database (as .sql file type) also! And you're done!
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;)