Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of TracBackup
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- Sep 4, 2005, 2:13:48 PM (19 years ago)
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v4 v5 2 2 [[TracGuideToc]] 3 3 4 Since Trac uses a database backend, it requires some extra care to safely create a backup of a TracEnvironment. Luckily, TracAdmin has a command to make backups easier - '''hotcopy'''.4 Since Trac uses a database backend, some extra care is required to safely create a backup of a [wiki:TracEnvironment project environment]. Luckily, [wiki:TracAdmin trac-admin] has a command to make backups easier: `hotcopy`. 5 5 6 '''Note:''' Trac uses the ''hotcopy'' nomenclature to match that of [http://subversion.tigris.org/ Subversion], to make it easier to remember when managing both Trac and Subversion servers. 6 ''Note: Trac uses the `hotcopy` nomenclature to match that of [http://subversion.tigris.org/ Subversion], to make it easier to remember when managing both Trac and Subversion servers.'' 7 7 8 8 == Creating a Backup == 9 9 10 To create a backup of a live TracEnvironment, simply run: 10 11 {{{ 11 $ trac-admin / some/where/mytracenv hotcopy /my/vault/mytracenv-backup12 $ trac-admin /path/to/projenv hotcopy /path/to/backupdir 12 13 }}} 13 14 14 '''Note:''' TracAdmin will lock the database while copying. 15 [wiki:TracAdmin trac-admin] will lock the database while copying.'' 15 16 16 The resulting backup copy is safe to handle using standard file-based backup tools like tar or dump/restore. 17 17 The resulting backup directory is safe to handle using standard file-based backup tools like `tar` or `dump`/`restore`. 18 18 19 19 === Restoring a Backup === 20 Backups are simply a copied snapshot of the entire TracEnvironment directory structure, including the SQLite database.21 20 22 To restore an environment from a backup, simply shut down your Trac service (Web server or tracd), restore the directory structure from backup and restart the service. 21 Backups are simply a copied snapshot of the entire [wiki:TracEnvironment project environment] directory, including the SQLite database. 22 23 To restore an environment from a backup, simply stop the process running Trac (i.e. the Web server or [wiki:TracStandalone tracd]), restore the directory structure from the backup and restart the service. 24 25 ''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.'' 23 26 24 27 ---- 25 See also: TracAdmin, Trac Guide28 See also: TracAdmin, TracEnvironment, TracGuide