[Mediawiki-l] Re: Database Backup system?

Sun Oct 31 02:17:07 UTC 2004

Randy McCall wrote:
> In some of the other php/sql applications I've been using, they have 
> simple utility for backing-up and restoring the sql database 
> (probably written for the use of those unfamiliar with the 
> intricacies of sql programming/operation like myself).  Is there any 
> similar utility for Mediawiki?
> 
> Randy McCall

Hello Randy,

There isn't such a tool actually although you can use Special:Export to 
extract one article.

I personally use mysqldump other all my databases every 15 days or so 
and zip / archive the dumps on an other disk.

cheers,

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