Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of TracBackup
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- Nov 24, 2010, 2:07:17 PM (14 years ago)
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v1 v2 10 10 To create a backup of a live TracEnvironment, simply run: 11 11 {{{ 12 12 13 $ trac-admin /path/to/projenv hotcopy /path/to/backupdir 14 13 15 }}} 14 16 … … 17 19 The resulting backup directory is safe to handle using standard file-based backup tools like `tar` or `dump`/`restore`. 18 20 21 Please, note, that hotcopy command does not overwrite target directory and when such exists, hotcopy ends with error: `Command failed: [Errno 17] File exists:` This is discussed in [trac:ticket:3198 #3198]. 22 19 23 === Restoring a Backup === 20 24 21 25 Backups are simply a copied snapshot of the entire [wiki:TracEnvironment project environment] directory, including the SQLite database. 22 26 23 To restore an environment from a backup, s imply stop the process running Trac (i.e. the Web server or [wiki:TracStandalone tracd]), restore the directory structure from the backupand restart the service.27 To restore an environment from a backup, stop the process running Trac (i.e. the Web server or [wiki:TracStandalone tracd]), restore the contents of your backup (path/to/backupdir) to your [wiki:TracEnvironment project environment] directory and restart the service. 24 28 25 29 ''Note: Automatic backup of environments that don't use SQLite as database backend is not supported at this time. As a workaround, we recommend that you stop the server, copy the environment directory, and make a backup of the database using whatever mechanism is provided by the database system.'' 26 30 27 31 ---- 28 See also: TracAdmin, TracEnvironment, TracGuide 32 See also: TracAdmin, TracEnvironment, TracGuide, [trac:TracMigrate TracMigrate]