If you wish to perform a complete database backup of your entire Ultimate Locator database system, it can be done via the Backup Database tool.
On the navigation menu, click the link that says "Backup Database" to bring up the backup screen.
Select Tables:
All tables used within your Ultimate Locator system will be listed here. You have a choice to backup all tables (recommended) or just a few. All tables are selected by default, but you can click on any table names in the list to backup only those tables.
The new file will be created in your /locator/dbackup/restore" folder on your server. The new file is named "backup_date.php", where 'date' is the actual calendar date that you create the backup.
Your Configuration file (config.php) values will also be included in this backup file, which you will have an option to include restoring your Configuration File settings during a System Restore.
You can FTP into your server at anytime to download a copy of the backup file to your own computer.
Backup Complete:
As you learned above, a new file has just been saved to your server. It is the contains all the SQL and Data Values for all your MySQL tables that you selected. This file is used to perform a total database restore.
You now have a choice to download the backup file to your computer for safe keeping, or deleting the backup file off the server.
Sore in a Safe Place:
Once you have successfully downloaded and saved the backup.file to your computer, you should store it in a safe place. You can use this file to restore your database system at any time via the "Restore" tool in the Admin Control Panel.
What is contained in the Backup File?:
The backup file that is generated by the locator contains php code that you can use to restore your database structure. It contains information about all tables in the database and all the data that has been entered into the database.
The backup file also contains code that will delete all tables in your existing database and restore them with the data in the backup file. In other words, your database will be reset with the contents of your backup file if you choose to perform a Restore.
Any new additions that you have entered into your database since the last time you created a backup file, will be lost if you restore your system with an older backup file.