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2. Launch the MySQL Administrator application. Existing backup projects are listed in the lower left area of the sidebar.
The MySQL Administrator window.
3. If you are not working from a previously saved backup project, click the New Project button to create a new backup
project. You cannot begin configuring a backup operation without either loading an existing project or creating a new
project.
4. Once you have configured your backup project, you can click the Save Project button to save your project for future
use. To start your backup, click the Execute Backup Now button. You will be prompted for a path and filename for the
backup file, after which the backup operation will begin.
MySQL Administrator can be used to restore the database backup files created using MySQL Administrator. The backup files
created by MySQL Administrator are similar but not identical to those created by mysqldump. A consequence of the dif-
ferences is that MySQL Administrator cannot read dump files created by mysqldump.
Backup production files
PrintShop Mail Web stores the production files in a central location located in the web site folder of the PrintShop Mail Web sys-
tem. This folder includes: template documents, job created by the visitors, image collections, job option files etc. Most of these
items are referred to by the PrintShop Mail Web database. It is very important to create a backup of the database that goes
with the current state of your files folder.
To create a backup of the files folder:
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