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Your entire database can be downloaded in a single file. Please see [https://wiki.charitylog.co.uk/index.php?title=Backup_Data| How to backup your data].
 
Your entire database can be downloaded in a single file. Please see [https://wiki.charitylog.co.uk/index.php?title=Backup_Data| How to backup your data].
  
If you are familiar with administering databases, you may wish to rebuild the database elsewhere. This may be for:
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If you are familiar with administering databases, you may wish to rebuild the database into a local MySQL or MariaDb server. This may be for:
 
* Advanced reporting using SQL queries
 
* Advanced reporting using SQL queries
 
* As an emergency backup, e.g. during outages at the data centre or network infrastructure.
 
* As an emergency backup, e.g. during outages at the data centre or network infrastructure.
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This page provides a starter guide for understanding the underlying structure of the database.

Revision as of 16:11, 24 June 2020

Your entire database can be downloaded in a single file. Please see How to backup your data.

If you are familiar with administering databases, you may wish to rebuild the database into a local MySQL or MariaDb server. This may be for:

  • Advanced reporting using SQL queries
  • As an emergency backup, e.g. during outages at the data centre or network infrastructure.

This page provides a starter guide for understanding the underlying structure of the database.