How to Create a Backup

How to Create a Backup

  • Exit ArrowPos to the desktop
  • Click on start > Programs > MySQL >MySQL  Administrator 
  • If you are on the Server 
    • Server Host to localhost
    • Username to root.

  • If you are not on the Server
    • Server Host to ArrowServer 
    • Username to ArrowUser

  • Click on Backup from the options on the left hand side
  • From the backup tab hit the new Project button on the bottom of the screen.
  • Name the Project the name of the store and the problem.

  • Now click on the arrowpos schemata and click on the    button to add this to the backup
  • Do the same for the arrowposhistory schemata
  • Next thing you need to do is remove these tables from the backup.
    • Tblcalleridhistory     
    • Tblsysinst     
  • These are big tables and we don’t need them in a backup

  • Now hit  
  • Pick a place to save the backup. (I always put it on the desktop so that I can find it)


  • Backup done. If you are going to upload this to the ftp site you should zip it so that it uploads faster
  • To zip, right click on the backup on the desktop
  • Click on send to and pick Compressed Folder (zip)
  • This will zip the file to the desktop. This is the file you upload to the ftp site.
  • "Be sure to uncheck "Complete Backup" in Advanced tab"

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