There are two parts for backup “File backup” and “data backup”. in this instruction we have two sections. Section one is File Backup on SimpleHelix, and Section two is Database Backup on SimpleHelix.

Section One: File Backup on SimpleHelix

1. You need to login the SimpleHelix control panel as an Administrator.

2. Once you have successfully login, you will link to SimpleHelix homepage.

3. On the homepage, you can click File Manager or Files icon to backup your files.

4. Next you will select which file (or website) you would like to backup.

5.    Here  we use one as an example. If you would like choose public_html folder to backup select the check box and go to the bottom of the page.

6. You will see the following screen.

7.   In the blank space enter your backup file name and choose the file format (tar.gz or zip) then click the Create button.

8. Next waiting for the backup it will takes a few minutes to do. Once the backup was success, you will see the following page.

9. Then the backup file is in the list. As following shows:

10.  Next you can download the backup file to your local computer by clicking this file. The following window will come up asking you what to do with this.

11. Select Save File then click on Ok the file will automatically download to your computer(the default download directory of Firefox is located in C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\Downloads  .It depends on your Browse installation)and then you have successfully backup the file into your local computer as following shows.

You are ready to use your backup files in your local computer

Section Two: Database Backup on SimpleHelix

This section is guiding you to backup the database on SimpleHelix

1. F irst, you need to login as an Administrator.

2. Once you have successfully login following page will show:

3.  Next you can click on MySQL Management to backup the data. And you will link to following page.

4    .In this page you will click on the phpmyadmin for beginning to backup data into your local computer. Click on the phpmyadmin the following page will come up to ask enter user name and password.

5.     Only you have successfully login, you can see the new Control Panel page as following.

6. Next click on the Export button and select your export database.

7.T hen go to the bottom of the page click the Go button for backup the database.

8. N ext the following window will come up asking you what to do with this.

9.    Select Save File then click on Ok the file will automatically download to your computer(the default download directory of Firefox is located in C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\Downloads  .It depends on your Browse installation) and then you have successfully backup the file into your local computer as following shows.

10. If you want, you can organize the two backup files into one folder then package into one zipped  file. Right click your backup file (here we use backup as example) and select Add to"Backup.rar".

11. Next you will be noticed that waiting for the Zipping.

After zipping finished, the backip.rar file is ready to used in your   local computer.

You are ready to use your backup database in your local computer.

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