Backing up Database



The instructions on this page should be followed if you want to back up a database of actiTIME v2021.0 or higher.

To back up a database from the previous version of actiTIME, please refer to the instructions provided here.




Backing up actiTIME database is required before making any changes to your actiTIME: upgrading, moving to a new server, etc.


    

  1. Open the actiTIME directory.
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  2. If necessary, stop actiTIME using the ‘stop.sh’ script to prevent users from adding new data.
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  3. Run the ‘backup_db.sh’ script from the actiTIME directory.

    

    

    $ ./backup_db.sh actitime_data.sql
    

    
      
    
      
    

    Running shell scripts (.sh files) in Windows requires Git for Windows to be installed.
    
To run a script in Windows:
- Go to the actiTIME installation folder.
- Right-click inside the actiTIME installation folder and click the ‘Git Bash Here’ option. Git terminal will be opened.
- Type into the Git terminal the ‘./’, the script name, the file extension (without spaces) and press Enter on the keyboard.
For example: 

    $ ./install.sh
    

    

    

    The database backup file (the ‘actitime_data.sql’ file) will be saved into the actiTIME directory.

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