Below we have explained step-by-step how to install MySQLDumper. Thanks to a practical set-up assistant, the installation will run quickly and easily and won’t burden you with any technical hurdles or difficulties.
1. Download and upload
The installation is simple and doesn’t require any special technical knowledge. In order to start the MySQLDumper installation, you have to download the current version of the program in the form of a ZIP archive. The current version of MySQLDumper is available to download on GitHub. After the ZIP archive has been unzipped the files can be uploaded to the web space via FTP (e.g. with the free FileZilla programm).
2. Open the program in the browser
After the upload you can simply call up the program via your web browser. The address under which the MySQLDumper is filed depends on the register that the files have been deposited in (HTML file or in its own subfolder).
3. Set-up assistant
The dumper’s set-up assistant leads the user step-by-step through the installation and configuration process. After you have selected language preferences and confirmed the installation process, you have to adjust some database parameters. The following information is needed:
- database host name
- database user
- database password
The program needs this information to connect to your MySQL server. You can skip the remaining database boxes such as the port and socket.
4. Create a connection to MySQL database
If all entered parameters are correct, a notification will appear informing you that the database was found. All available databases are listed in the window. Click on “save and continue installation”. The rest of the set-up happens automatically.
5. Create directories
For the last step, MySQLDumper creates several directories, which normally happens automatically. If this doesn’t work, you can create a “work” folder in FileZilla and then create further “backup”, “config” and “log” subfolders.
Now the installation is complete and the MySQLDumper home page will open.
On the developer site you will find helpful video tutorials for each individual step. Here is a video tutorial for the MySQLDumper installation: