By wmike on

I've been looking through posts for this subject with no luck.

I have two simple questions:

1. Is there a complete module for backing up a complete pre-production site and then restoring it to a new server?

2. Is there a backup module that works in the hands of a site user (with no technical knowledge)?

I have looked at Backup & migrate - probably not using it correctly - I backed up the pre-production site and then tried to restore it into a new site with the module installed. Nothing happened - I assume I was using this incorrectly.

Any advice gratefully received.

Cheers!

Mike

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vm commented

I wouldn't use a module for this task. Nothing against the backup & migrate module, I suppose I just never saw the use for this task. Learning how to use server side software like PHPMyAdmin comes in handy in other situations thus familiarizing yourself with it for these types of tasks is a good idea. IMO.

My suggestion is to learn how to use PHPMyAdmin on your host server and export the database to a file and back up your files on your server. It's a relatively easy process. I also never "assume" that the export is fine. I test the exported file first on a test site to insure that it imports properly. Thus garanteeing that I have a working back up.