How to make a backup

[Word Life]

I have never, ever done this. But, I decided that, well, I guess I should, cause if something were to happen to my forums, I'd have to re-upload the whole thing. and I don't want to do that. So can you please tell me how to make a backup on SMF 2.0 RC1?

[KahneFan]

You can make a backup of your database in your admin panel under "Forum Maintenance" and then "Backup Database". As for the rest of your site, if you have FTP access, you can make a local copy of your entire site by pulling a copy of it to your computer.

[Word Life]

Okay, thanks! Marking as solved.

[KahneFan]

You want to backup your DB often, but the FTP version only needs to be backed up when you make changes to the site.

[Word Life]

Okay, I click the "Download" button for the Backup. So I know how to backup. When something goes wrong with my forums, how do I use my backup to bring it back?

[Aleksi "Lex" Kilpinen]

How do I save the database data?
How do I save my SMF board?

How do I restore the database data?

How do I move my SMF board to a different host?

All those can propably help you