Backup Database of Koha - Integrated Library System!

 

 

Database back up is an important task of any library system. All the data including issue, return, catalogue etc. are very important for any library. We must secure our data by taking backup either locally or externally. Database backup help us from loss of data. If we want to take koha database backup, we have to take mysql database backup first. To do so, we have run some command in our terminal. 

Login as Superuser :

sudo su

Enter Password of the system

Backup the Database :

sudo mysqldump -uroot -p koha_library | xz > koha_library.sql.xz

 

 

 

 

It will store the backup file in the Home folder