Database Manager: Backup

From this page you can view database backups that you have saved on the server and create new ones.

 

Backup Files

Backup files are saved in the /administrator/backups/database directory. Filenames use the format explained bellow:

yyyymmddhhmmss_elxis[_full].aaaaaaaa.sql/xml

Every file name starts with date it was taken (yyyymmdd), followed by the time (hhmmss). Then always follows the string "_elxis". If it is a full backup (structure and data) there is the word "_full". Finally there is an 8 position random alphanumerical string, followed by the extension of the backup type (xml or sql).

You can download a file to your local computer, by right clicking its name and selecting from the fly-out menu "Save Target As".

All files are UTF-8 Encoded.

 

Toolbar Icons

Delete selected backups: Select a backup file and click this icon to delete it.

New Full XML Backup: Press this icon to create a new Full (structure and data) XML backup.

New Full SQL Backup: Press this icon to create a new Full (structure and data) SQL backup.

Help: This Help Screen.

 

Columns

File: The filename of the backup.

Type: Description of the type of the backup.

Size: Size of the file in KB.

Date: The Date backup was taken.