View Full Version : FTP to database server to get backup file
sebulba
05-17-2011, 06:31 PM
I made a backup of my SQL database. How can I ftp to the server where the .bak file is at to download that backup? The file path is like this:
D:\DBBackup\UserDb\..\..\...bak
Chuck
05-17-2011, 06:57 PM
It will be in your webspace _backup directory.
sebulba
05-17-2011, 07:05 PM
Thanks but how do I get to that? When I FTP in to my regular website server I don't see a _backup directory. Is there a place I should be looking for FTP details for my database server?
wisemx
05-18-2011, 03:54 AM
...On some FTP clients you have to backup, climb, back above the site root to see it.
sebulba
05-18-2011, 06:20 AM
I tried that originally but it won't let me go up from the main directory. Any other suggestions?
wisemx
05-18-2011, 08:26 AM
...I'd suggest using Visual Studio, if you don't have it download the free version.
With VS the folder will show.
If you have Expression Web v4 the FTP tools in it are awesome.
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