On Sep 9, 2009, at 7:14 AM, María Paula Mariani wrote:
On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 6:17 AM, john muhl <johnm...@gmail.com> wrote:
it depends on how what sort of database you're using. if it's sqlite
you can simply zip up the entire radiant project and call that a
backup. if it's mysql or something else you can use that db's
dump/import tools plus a zip file of the radiant project to create a
backup. version control also works well for rolling back the project
directory (and database if you're using sqlite).
2009/9/7 María Paula Mariani <paulamari...@gmail.com>:
Hello!
I'd like to know which is the best way to freeze or to make a backup
of my project made in Radiant. I'd like to try some extensions and
I'd
like to have a backup just in case something goes wrong.
How is the best way to restore the project and database (from a
backup)?
Thanks very much!
--
Paula
Hi! Thanks very much for your help. I wonder if rake db:schema:dump
would help to make a mysql backup. I think it just works for
deployment. I wonder if there is some explanation about backups
between the documentation, I couldn't find any at least at GIT
repository.
Backing up your database is up to you; it is not a part of Radiant.
If you're on mysql, try "msqldump -u yourusername -p yourpassword -d
yourdatabase > yourdumpfile.sql"
I've also found this resource:
http://blog.radixhound.com/2008/4/28/backing-up-radiant-cms-using-sqlite3
but I don't know if it will work for a mysql database.
I haven't tried that, but you may want to look into the taps gem:
http://adam.blog.heroku.com/past/2009/2/11/taps_for_easy_database_transfers/
Considering this, I've made a .tar.gz of my whole radiant directory,
including /config. I would like to make that db:dump (which is the
correct command?) to create the db backup but I don't know which
command is it and which is the name of the database radiant is
creating per default when we create a project.
I would assume that "rake db:dump" would be the command to use, but I
haven't used it. If you've downloaded and installed the plugin from
the blog.radixhound.com site, then it probably has some documentation,
or you should at least be able to see the rake tasks it provides.
The database that it will use will be listed in your config/
database.yml file.
You should consider brushing up on Rails at http://guide.rails.info/
You might also want to look into
http://ext.radiantcms.org/extensions/43-super-export
Your help will be truly appreciated!
Thanks very much,
Paula
Jim Gay
http://www.saturnflyer.com
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