Mambo Backup

How to backup Mambo application?

In order to backup your Mambo application you have to:

Step 1. Backup all your files

Backup all of your files and folders inside your Mambo installation. You can do that by downloading them via your favourite FTP client. For example if you have installed Mambo in the folder named: 'mambo1' you have to download the entire 'mambo1' folder:

Step 2. Backup/Export your database

Then, you have to export your Mambo database. You can do that by using PHPMyAdmin. Find out how to reach the PHPMyAdmin here.

Now you need to find which database your Mambo installation uses. You can find that by using: Cpanel -> File Manager and navigate to the configuration.php file in your Mambo directory. Click on the file and from the file menu the right choose the Edit File link. Please, find the following variable:

$mosConfig_db

The value of this variable will show you which database does your Mambo installation use - e.g.:

$mosConfig_db = 'username_mamb1';

In this example, you would need to backup/export the mamb1 database. Please, click here to find out how to backup/restore your MySQL database.

Once you have the Mambo installation files and the database exported on your hard drive, you have your Mambo backed up! Congratulations!