BackupInstructions

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File backup

  • ssh into miscdebris.net
  • archive the whole directory with
zip -r plplot_wiki.zip plplot_wiki
  • ftp the zip file

Database backup

Mediawiki backup.png

  • Click the 'Export' tab on the top set of tabs.
  • Look at the left box at the top of the Export section. Choose only those tables that correspond to the plplot_wiki database (i.e. all tables with a "plwiki" prefix.
  • Ensure that the SQL button is selected too.
  • Tick the following boxes in the SQL section: Structure, 'Add DROP TABLE', 'Add AUTO_INCREMENT' and 'Enclose table and field names with backquotes'
  • Also tick the Data box and in the Data section 'Use hexadecimal for binary fields'.
  • Tick the 'Save as file' option, and leave the template name alone.
  • For now, select 'None' for compression.
  • Now click 'Go' and you should be prompted for a file to download.

These instructions are taken from these two sources: