osCommerce Backup

First, you need to know of what does your store consist and what should be backed up and restored. Usually sites are composed of files and databases. You should take care of them all if you want to have your site exactly the way it has been before.

How to Backup/restore your osCommerce files?

To back up the osCommerce files to your computer please, use an FTP client to connect to your account. Then navigate to your osCommerce application folder and download it to your local computer. Here you can learn more about how to configure and use an FTP client.

How to export/backup your osCommerce database?

To export/backup your database please check the how to backup/restore MySQL database tutorial.

Please, find here more about how to create a backup of your site and restore it.