Typo3: create backup - how it works

For security reasons, you should regularly make a backup of your Typo3 website. We'll tell you how this works in this practical tip.

Create backup in Typo3 - how it works

1. Connect to your server using SSL. You can use the PuTTy program for this.
2. Change to the installation directory of your Typo3 installation with the "cd" command.
3. Enter "/etc/init.d/apache stop" and confirm with [Enter] to stop the web server.
4. You can then pack the content of your website with "tar czvf typo3_backup.tar.gz cms" and then download it.
5. To secure the MySQL database of your website, enter the following command: "mysqldump -h {host} -u {user} -p {password} {database name}> typo3_db.sql".
6. Change the data with your correct access data so that the command works.
7. Alternatively, you can also back up the MySQL database with phpMyAdmin.

Find out in the next practical tip how you can update Typo3.