Overview

Plesk Obsidian features an easy backup and export option for your MySQL database. Often referred to as a database “dump”, this allows you to take a copy of the database to manipulate or store a copy locally before making changes. Conetix highly recommends taking a database backup before running any software updates to your web application.

Instructions

  1. Login to Plesk or the Conetix Control Panel.
  2. Click on Databases on the left-hand side of Plesk:
    plesk obsidian: exporting a backup of your database
  3. Select the database you wish to backup, then select Export Dump: 
     exporting database
  4. Tick “Enable automatic download dump after creation” and click on OK to start the backup:
    plesk obsidian: exporting a backup of your database

    This will also store a copy locally, in the Root Directory a non-web accessible directory.

  5. You should now have a copy of the database saved on your local machine.
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