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* [[Transferring an installation|transfer your LimeSurvey | * [[Transferring an installation|transfer your LimeSurvey application]] to another server; | ||
* [[Upgrading from a previous version|upgrade your LimeSurvey | * [[Upgrading from a previous version|upgrade your LimeSurvey application]] (non-ComfortUpdate solution). | ||
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This option is also used when changes on different settings (e.g. in the code) are done. | This option is also used when changes on different settings (e.g. in the code) are done. In this way, you secure your data in case the installation breaks up. | ||
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Revision as of 16:52, 8 June 2018
General
If you would like to upgrade your LimeSurvey installation or transfer it to another location/server, we highly recommend you to back up all your data (questions, participants, responses, etc.). You can use the Backup entire database function for this purpose.
After you clicked on it, a window will pop up, asking you where you would like to save the .sql database backup.
This backup is recommended when you wish to:
- transfer your LimeSurvey application to another server;
- upgrade your LimeSurvey application (non-ComfortUpdate solution).
Note: If you use the ComfortUpdate functionality, a database backup is automatically created in the /tmp folder.This option is also used when changes on different settings (e.g. in the code) are done. In this way, you secure your data in case the installation breaks up.