Hey FIG,

There are really only two main steps to back up your DotNetNuke site. These are 1) backing up the filesystem and 2) backing up the database.

If your website is located at c:\inetpub\wwwroot\MyDotNetNukeSite you should copy that entire directory and store it somewhere safe. I often compress this into a zip or rar file and label it with the date, and then move somewhere safe...wherever that may be...

To back up your database, you'll either need access to SQL Server Management Studio (or Enterprise Manager) or your hosting company might have a proprietary administrative tool that allows you to perform the same task (if neither of those sound like options -- you'll need to request this backup service from your hosting company). Using any of the above mentioned tools, you'll want to create a complete backup of the database your site is using. Generally, this option is pretty easy to find once you have located your database in the tool. You should be able to find instructions pretty easily in google for the tool that you choose.

take care,

Ian

Thanks for the information above. If i copied the DB and all the site folders to a new location the site will not function. As I tried this before posting here (above) to test if what I copied can be made into a new site. Since just coping and pasting doesn't re-create the site, how do you re-create the site? (get it running) Do you need to re-install a dnn and then do something to make it look like the old? Maybe a better question would be how to move a site? I don't want to move just want to know how to reinstall a backup.

Thanks