Backup Cline Website

Use the steps below to create a backup of the Cline Center website using the 'Backup and Migrate' module.

Step-by-step guide

Creating a backup

Log into Drupal using the following link: (production site) https:%%//%%clinecenter.illinois.edu/user/login or (dev site) https:%%//%%dev.clinecenter.illinois.edu/user/login.
Next click on the 'Configuration' button found in the top menu of the user interface.
Scroll down and within the 'Development' section find 'Backup and Migrate'. Click on this.
Next, on this page, there should be several tabs. Make sure you land on the 'Backup' tab. Below there should be two options: 'Quick Backup' and 'Advanced Backup'. Stay on the 'Quick Backup' option.
For 'Backup Source' make sure it says “Default Drupal Database' and for 'Backup Destination' say 'Download'. Next, click on 'Backup Now'.
After a few seconds, a gzip file will be downloaded to your desktop. This file contains the backup of the website.

Restoring a backup

<HTML><ol></HTML> <HTML><li></HTML>Log into Drupal using the following link: https:%%//%%clinecenter.illinois.edu/user/login<HTML></li></HTML> <HTML><li></HTML>Next click on the 'Configuration' button found in the top menu of the user interface.<HTML></li></HTML> <HTML><li></HTML>Scroll down and within the 'Development' section find 'Backup and Migrate'. Click on this.<HTML></li></HTML> <HTML><li></HTML>Next, on this page, there should be several tabs. This time, click on the 'Restore' tab.<HTML></li></HTML> <HTML><li></HTML>To restore the file, do the following: <HTML><ol></HTML> <HTML><li></HTML> simply click on 'Upload a Backup File' and insert the file that you created above. <HTML></li></HTML> <HTML><li></HTML>Next, under 'Restore To' make sure the option specifies 'Default Drupal Database'. <HTML></li></HTML> <HTML><li></HTML>There is also an option to take the site offline. Using this option, you can display a message while the site is offline. You might want to use this option if you are restoring the website on production. <HTML></li></HTML><HTML></ol></HTML>

After specifying these three items, click on 'Restore now'. The backup should now be restoring the website.<HTML></li></HTML><HTML></ol></HTML>

Backup Location - Fileserver: \\atlas-cline-fs.ad.uillinois.edu\Cline\projects\Public\Teams\Communications\Website Backups\clinecenter.illinois.edu

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For more information about how to do a backup you can refer to these websites:

http://modulesunraveled.com/backup-and-migrate

https://www.lullabot.com/articles/module-monday-backup-and-migrate

http://codekarate.com/daily-dose-of-drupal/drupal-7-backup-and-migrate-module

https://www.drupal.org/project/backup_migrate