Restore and recovery

You can restore the attachment files to the respective patch from the backup location.

To restore, run the following script:

gunzip < [backupfile.sql.gz] | mysql -u [uname] -p[pass] [dbname]

For example, gunzip /tmp/backupfile.sql.gz |mysql -utestkink -ptestlink testlink

Recovery

If the TestLink system hardware fails, do a regular installation using install.conf:

Replace the backed up attachment files.
Restore the backed up database files.
1. Log into mysql.
  - mysql -uroot -p
2. Create a database named "testlink", for example:
  - create database testlink
3. To restore backed up mysql dump file, run the following command:
  - mysql -u root -p testlink < tlbckup.sql
Copy the testlink-application.xml and testlink-deploy.xml to Integrate Apps.
Add collabnet-testlink.jar [Admin->System Tools->Custom Event Handlers].
Restart TeamForge.