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This backup is recommended when you wish to: | |||
* [[Transferring an installation| | * [[Transferring an installation|transfer your LimeSurvey installation]] to another server; | ||
* [[Upgrading from a previous version| | * [[Upgrading from a previous version|upgrade your LimeSurvey installation]] (non-ComfortUpdate solution). | ||
<div class="simplebox">[[File:help.png]] '''Note:''' If you use the [[ComfortUpdate#Using_ComfortUpdate|ComfortUpdate]] functionality, a database backup is automatically created in the /tmp folder.</div> | <div class="simplebox">[[File:help.png]] '''Note:''' If you use the [[ComfortUpdate#Using_ComfortUpdate|ComfortUpdate]] functionality, a database backup is automatically created in the /tmp folder.</div> | ||
Revision as of 16:34, 4 April 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 in this scope.
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 installation to another server;
- upgrade your LimeSurvey installation (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. You secure in this way your data in the case in which the installation breaks up.