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To access a database you need to use your cpanel login name with the database name and user as Bruce indicated. // configure your database variables below: $dbhost = 'localhost'; // Server address of your MySQL Server $dbuser = 'cpanelname_DBuser'; // Username to access MySQL database $dbpass = 'user-password'; // Password to access MySQL database $dbname = 'cpanelname_DBname'; // Database Name Sorry I did not mean to add cpanelname to the password.

You need to pre-fix your cpanel_name $dbuser = 'CpanelName_myusername'; // Username to access MySQL database $dbpass = 'CpanelName_mypassword'; // Password to access MySQL database and change $send_email = "no"; to $send_email = "yes";

Did you get an email when you submitted the ticket? Did you log back in to the help desk and look at your ticket?

The tech will gladly restore the back up for you. if you see the server back up is older than yours, do the upload and open a ticket.

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If you downloaded the home directory backup you can upload it in cpanel > backup\ If you downloaded the full backup you would have to upload it to the root and open a help deck ticket to the techs to have them restore it.

You cannot download databases by ftp You can go to cpanel > backup and click on the name of the database to download a compressed file later if you need to restore that copy, go to cpanel > backup > upload database, browse to the file you downloaded and it is restored. While you are in cpanel > backup you can download the home directory backup this is a compressed file that has ALL of your web site files That file can be opened by a zip file manager to pull out separate files or in cpanel > backup you can restore that file in the place (upload home directory)

I have been useing AutoMySQLBackup for a long time and no problems. Double check your setting and the permissions for the script I have 755 and it is above public_html make sure the mailsetup is set to files # Mail setup MAILCONTENT="files"

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I just looked at mine (shared install) and it is set to 600

Glad you found it. Looks interesting, but MS and opensource in the same post is more interesting

If the file is above the public_html folder it should be ok. You could open a ticket to the techs and double check with them.

Thanks Thomas

Thanks Thomas, I did it as soon as I got the email. Smooth update.

Thanks again for the update.

When you are all fixed up by the help desk in cpanel > backup you can download the alias file and later if need be upload it to restore it. You will find it in text format that is easy to edit on you computer then upload.

Welcome to the forum, roxie

Welcome to the forum, pegaus316 The help desk will get you fixed up.

Please open a help desk ticket and they will take a look.

The home directory backup has all of your folders and files including any email on the server. When you download it, you can pull out files or folders from the compressed backup file to upload later by them selves. The databases can be restored by you any time good if you are going to upgrade a forum. Backup the database and the files in case you need to restore all to the before condition. Be aware the full back up is very large and is created in your root folder. You must download it and then delete from the server if you are low on space. Later you must upload the full backup to your root folder and contact tech support to have them restore it. In my opinion the home directory give me more options and takes less time to down load. The databases are compressed and take little time to download. There are scripts such as AutoMySQLBackup from SourceForge that can email you a backup of your database, great if you run an active forum or CMS. I get an email every morning of my databases. There is an option for automatically selecting all databases ># List of DBNAMES for Daily/Weekly Backup e.g. "DB1 DB2 DB3" DBNAMES="all" So you are covered when you add a new database. Hope this helps.

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Welcome to the forums Samy

How to back up your site

You can make backup in cpanel > backup download the home directory (compressed file) and the databases and later restore in the same place.