grantli2002 Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Hi, I am new to oscommerce. Regarding the back up, please tell me whether I am doing the right thing by: 1. I go to administration - tools - Select Database Backup. This is how to back up database. 2. I use a ftp software and download all the files under public_html to my hard drive. Whenever I made some code changes, I will download them to hard drive. So if something weird happened to the store, is it OK to restore my store by: 1. Reinstall OS commerce 2. Upload all the files in my hard drive to public_html folder 3. Restore database Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhexiang Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Yes, you are 100% absolutely correct! ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Yes, you are 100% absolutely correct! ^_^ Ok, except I would make the change on my pc then upload to the web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhexiang Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Ok, except I would make the change on my pc then upload to the web. Does that make it 90% now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantli2002 Posted May 4, 2007 Author Share Posted May 4, 2007 Thank you for your comments, dear friends. I do make changes on my PC, so I am 100% right. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_mcs Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 If your database is too large (around 5 MB or so but it varies with the host), you won't be able to use the admin option to save it. Also, if something happened that corrupted your site so it wouldn't load, you won't be able to get into admin to do the restore. For those cases, you should be familiar with your control panel options since they will always work. Jack Support Links: For Hire: Contact me for anything you need help with for your shop: upgrading, hosting, repairs, code written, etc. All of My Addons Get the latest versions of my addons Recommended SEO Addons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantli2002 Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 If your database is too large (around 5 MB or so but it varies with the host), you won't be able to use the admin option to save it. Also, if something happened that corrupted your site so it wouldn't load, you won't be able to get into admin to do the restore. For those cases, you should be familiar with your control panel options since they will always work. Jack Thank you Jack. This is a good point. I will play with the Control Panel and find the correct way of doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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