By stevenwhite on

Hi

I have Drupal v6.2 installed and have been thrilled with it so far. Today, I spent some time installing and configuring about 6-7 different contributed modules and would like to do a database backup now through phpMyAdmin but I have a few questions before I do that...

1# Do I need to put the site in maintenance mode first?

2# Do I need to deactivate/un-configure all of the contributed modules I've installed?

3# Do I need to deactivate/un-configure and remove them all?

Thanks, I'm still very new to Drupal.

- Steve

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Comments

Tistur’s picture

Tistur commented

You SHOULD NOT turn off the contrib modules before backing up. I would reccommand putting the site in maintence mode, because people logging on and changing things while you're backing up may be a problem. That said, if you can't put it in maintence mode for some reason, go ahead and backup anyway.

Your configurations for the modules will be saved when you backup if you don't disable the modules. Some contrib modules may erase your config options when you disable them, so if you want your setup saved, just leave them alone.

stevenwhite’s picture

stevenwhite commented

Another reason I'm thrilled with Drupal...helpful, knowledgeable, people who respond quickly and give clear and concise answers...many thanks! :).

I'll go ahead and do it the way you said then. Thanks again!.

- Steve