Comments on: Magento DB Dump – Just Use the Admin Backup – Not phpMyAdmin http://www.edmondscommerce.co.uk/magento/magento-db-dump-just-use-the-admin-backup-not-phpmyadmin/ Freelance PHP Ecommerce and SEO Developer in the UK Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:49:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: admin http://www.edmondscommerce.co.uk/magento/magento-db-dump-just-use-the-admin-backup-not-phpmyadmin/comment-page-1/#comment-2866 admin Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:51:46 +0000 http://www.edmondscommerce.co.uk/blog/?p=307#comment-2866 The Magento DB can grow really massive which causes these kinds of problems. We made this extension to help with exactly these kinds of issues. http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/edmondscommerce/extension/4440/edmondscommerce_lightbackup Warning though, installing it does seem to trigger a full upgrade of Magento - we are still getting our heads round packaging Magento extensions properly. Please install it on a test version and then copy the necessary files over (or if you are already running the latest Magento then this won't be an issue) The Magento DB can grow really massive which causes these kinds of problems.

We made this extension to help with exactly these kinds of issues.

http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/edmondscommerce/extension/4440/edmondscommerce_lightbackup

Warning though, installing it does seem to trigger a full upgrade of Magento – we are still getting our heads round packaging Magento extensions properly.

Please install it on a test version and then copy the necessary files over (or if you are already running the latest Magento then this won’t be an issue)

]]> By: Brian http://www.edmondscommerce.co.uk/magento/magento-db-dump-just-use-the-admin-backup-not-phpmyadmin/comment-page-1/#comment-2865 Brian Wed, 22 Sep 2010 02:21:12 +0000 http://www.edmondscommerce.co.uk/blog/?p=307#comment-2865 What do I do when Magento Admin is having a terrible time making the backup? I get timeout errors, then 500 server errors after extending php max_execution_time. A backup through phpmyadmin was easy, but how do I tell if it will work if I need to restore? What do I do when Magento Admin is having a terrible time making the backup? I get timeout errors, then 500 server errors after extending php max_execution_time. A backup through phpmyadmin was easy, but how do I tell if it will work if I need to restore?

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