Prestashop: Installing a module of regular backup of your database

Why save its database?

Accidents can happen in real life as in the online business . If we can not break the window of your ecommerce , it can get by against all sorts of things to your database. Whether the mere loss of data or an update that goes wrong, it is important to back up your database regularly.

So if you have a problem of accommodation, a problem appears in your database, or simply that you have deleted items from your catalog, you can simply restore a previous backup.

If you regularly back up its database can be tedious and dangerous (risk of forgetting € |), using a module to regularly back up its database can be a good thing!

Why Julien Breux of PSfrance has developed a very useful plugin to backup a database Prestashop . We will see its installation so that it backs up your database regularly.

First go to the forum article to download the module (you must be registered).

We will detail in the following lines how to install it and how to schedule it to run automatically.

Installing the module

Unpack the archive using a program like 7zip . Then move the module in the "modules" of your installation Prestashop using your ftp client (like filezilla).
Visit the administration area of ​​your shop. Navigate to the Modules tab and click the "Install" button next to "Backup Database" in the "Tools" category.

Your module will be installed.

Module configuration

Return to the module level, then click the link "Configure".

You should get a page like this:

The first step to take when you install this plugin is to make a backup by clicking "Make a backup now" (in the second part of the page).

The first part of the page, to restore an old copy of your database. So once you have created backups, here you can select a previous backup and clicking "Restore" to get the date thereof.

The last part of the page allows you to choose the frequency of backups (we recommend choosing daily and then click Save).

Installing a Cron

Cron is a program specific to free systems ( http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron ) to run a task regularly.

If your host allows it you can schedule a cron so it runs the backup automatically. You just have to set the autorun file, every day: cron.php that is in the file: modules / dbbackup / your PrestaShop store.

If you do not know how to install Cron, or your hosting does not offer it, then you can use the service http://www.webcron.org , which will allow you to automatically launch and regular date a file on your site.

Why register on this site: http://www.webcron.org/inscription.php , fill the fields. You should then receive a confirmation email (if it is not the case, check your spam box).

Once your account is activated, login on the right panel.

Go to the "My Tasks" using the top menu. Then click "New Task".

Complete the form as follows:

UrlUrl: http://votre-boutique.com/modules/dbbackup/cron.php (replacing your-boutique.com your address)

Time: 0

You can leave the other fields unchanged.

Finally click confirm. You do then simply click Activate in the table on the line on your site. Cron is close to your work.

Conclusion

Your shop is now protected against unexpected changes to your database.

To overcome a problem with your host, it is important for you to recover your computer regularly back up your database (they are in, "modules / dbbackup / dbcopies /").

WARNING: Restoring a backup is not trivial, you lose all transactions since your eshop (your last order, your latest posts ...). This is why you should think twice before restoring this backup.

We advise you in first, make a backup of your current base before any restore operation, you will have an exit in case of misuse.

The author thinks the module to add a feature to send the backup mail in a future release, so you do not download it from your accommodation.

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