It's easy for anyone to mix up their live site and staging site, so change the color of your staging site template to remind developers that the staging site is not live to the public. You can download the Akeeba Backup extension from the Joomla extension directory. There is a link to full instructions there as well. One of the first steps to backup your Joomla site is to close the site to the public, backup the files and then re-open the site.
The steps from the phpMyAdmin documentation omit this much needed operation. An administrator will need to use your hosting control panel to view that file or use FTP to download and view the file. Inside the configuration. Using the logon information for your server or hosting company open the phpMyAdmin tool. Open the database and look for the table named users and then click the icon to view the data in that table. You should see the names of staff who have accounts on your Joomla site.
This view provides you the confidence that you are about to backup the correct database. Find where you browser put that file, then move the file to a much more secure drive or location.
If you know how to do that, you're most likely not in need of this documentation. It is recommended that you back up the database at least twice per week or even everyday and more if you have an active site. Continue with your site offline, see above. Your Joomla folder and files can be backed up by downloading them with an FTP utility or using the file manager of your web hosting company. Both of these file options work, neither is better. FTP tools move thousands of Joomla files and use more time.
The FTP process can be slow and interrupted. Most hosting companies provide a control panel for taking thousands of files in one folder and then creating a zip file very quickly. This means your site is offline for a shorter amount of time and you have only one zip file. Go to your hosting control panel and look for their file manager icon. If you use your hosting file manager, practice using that interface to select your server folder and creating a zip file. Download the zip file locally and then expand it locally to to see what files are inside that zip file.
This option also let's you expand the same zip file for restoration to a staging site. Download all the files and folders that exist in the main Joomla directory.
The downloaded location is a folder on your local computer. Be sure that the file and directory structure remains the same as it is in the live site. Either way, you need to know your Joomla! MySQL database name, username and the password for it. To obtain this information, open the configuration.
In it, locate the following lines that contain the database credentials. To create a backup of your Joomla! To do that, you can check our SSH Tutorial. Next, navigate to your Joomla! Finally, navigate with your browser to yourjoomlasite. Now, you have to select the database you want to backup.
All your databases will be listed on the left menu of phpMyAdmin. You will get the actual name of your database from the configuration. Next, select your Joomla! How to Backup Joomla Manually This tutorial covers the following topics:. Tutorial Menu. Install Joomla! Log into Joomla. Change the Admin Language. Joomla Article Page. Joomla Categories.
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