The Drupal Cookbook (for beginners)
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http://drupal.org/book/export/html/120612
If you have other programs that use the database, then choose only those tables that correspond to your Drupal installation. If you only have Drupal installed, in the left column, click "Select All." Ensure that the SQL button is selected too. In the Structure section tick the following boxes: Structure, "Add DROP TABLE," "Add AUTO_INCREMENT," and "Enclose table and field names with backquotes." In the DATA section leave the boxes inside this section unticked, but make sure to keep the check box next to the "DATA" heading checked. If any of the boxes is pre-checked, uncheck them. Tick the "Save as file" option, and leave the template name alone. For now, select "None" for compression. Now click "Go" and you should be prompted for a file to download. Save the file to your computer. Depending on the database size, this may take a few moments.
You have now backed up your database! (Not so bad, was it?) Once that download is complete, you may check the "zipped" option, click "Go", and
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