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[GH-ISSUE #129] Online database backup #112

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Originally created by @tonioo on GitHub (Dec 4, 2013).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/modoboa/modoboa/issues/129

Originally assigned to: @tonioo on GitHub.

Originally created by Antoine Nguyen on 2011-01-21T14:38:53Z

From the admin panel, add the possibility to download an SQL dump of the database for backups.

Originally created by @tonioo on GitHub (Dec 4, 2013). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/modoboa/modoboa/issues/129 Originally assigned to: @tonioo on GitHub. **Originally created by Antoine Nguyen on 2011-01-21T14:38:53Z** From the admin panel, add the possibility to download an SQL dump of the database for backups.

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@tonioo commented on GitHub (Dec 4, 2013):

Posted by Antoine Nguyen on 2011-09-21T10:04:02Z

+Question+: which format must be used to create backup files?

It could be raw SQL : the big problem is that it breaks compatibility with other database backends (think about a migration from sqlite to postgresql)
It could be one of the format supported by Django's serialization framework : it doesn't break compatibility and it is possible to use the "import" functions present in Django.

+Other question+: must a backup depend on the version used to generate it? (I mean Modoboa's version)

Could it be possible to import a backup created from version XX to a new database using version YY and then apply eventual migrations?

What is your opinion about that Pedro?

@tonioo commented on GitHub (Dec 4, 2013): **Posted by Antoine Nguyen on 2011-09-21T10:04:02Z** +Question+: which format must be used to create backup files? - It could be raw SQL : the big problem is that it breaks compatibility with other database backends (think about a migration from sqlite to postgresql) - It could be one of the format supported by Django's serialization framework : it doesn't break compatibility and it is possible to use the "import" functions present in Django. +Other question+: must a backup depend on the version used to generate it? (I mean Modoboa's version) Could it be possible to import a backup created from version XX to a new database using version YY and then apply eventual migrations? What is your opinion about that Pedro?

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@tonioo commented on GitHub (Dec 4, 2013):

Posted by Antoine Nguyen on 2011-09-30T12:33:26Z

Finally, I will not implement this feature in the 0.8.7. Main reasons are:

I currently have no idea about how to present this function in the interface (where, in which menu, etc.)
Users who really need this feature can achieve it by using Django's internal commands:
```
$ ./manage.py dumpdata
$ ./manage.py loaddata
```

The real problem (the top-level one) is that, currently, the admin interface is not designed for such functionalities. I think it could be interesting to think about a new layout (again :p)

@tonioo commented on GitHub (Dec 4, 2013): **Posted by Antoine Nguyen on 2011-09-30T12:33:26Z** Finally, I will not implement this feature in the 0.8.7. Main reasons are: - I currently have no idea about how to present this function in the interface (where, in which menu, etc.) - Users who really need this feature can achieve it by using Django's internal commands: <pre> $ ./manage.py dumpdata $ ./manage.py loaddata </pre> The real problem (the top-level one) is that, currently, the admin interface is not designed for such functionalities. I think it could be interesting to think about a new layout (again :p)

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@tonioo commented on GitHub (Dec 4, 2013):

Posted by Antoine Nguyen on 2012-10-21T09:10:52Z

Now that the global layout has been reworked and that Modoboa supports the import of objects, I think this feature is easy to implement.

For a first try, we just need to add the possibility to export domains and identities using CSV files.

@tonioo commented on GitHub (Dec 4, 2013): **Posted by Antoine Nguyen on 2012-10-21T09:10:52Z** Now that the global layout has been reworked and that Modoboa supports the import of objects, I think this feature is easy to implement. For a first try, we just need to add the possibility to export domains and identities using CSV files.

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@tonioo commented on GitHub (Dec 4, 2013):

Posted by Antoine Nguyen on 2013-01-14T21:58:38Z

We must offer the possibility to choose which the CSV delimiter.

@tonioo commented on GitHub (Dec 4, 2013): **Posted by Antoine Nguyen on 2013-01-14T21:58:38Z** We must offer the possibility to choose which the CSV delimiter.