Web interface

Before making use of any of Jdbdump functionality you have to log to the system. If logging is successful you will find a menu consisting of the following operations:

• Database list
• Add database
• Backup
• Backup list
• Restore
• Settings
• Logout

If your database list is empty you have to add a new database that needs to be backuped. Just click "Add database" and provide all the necessary information (Database title, Server name or IP, server port - optional, database engine, database name, login and password), for example: When databases are added to the configuration file, you should be able to list them by clicking "Database list". This will display database names and next to each name you will notice "Edit" and "Delete" options. "Edit" enables you to change the information you have provided in the Add database panel, wheras "Delete" removes all the configuration data concerning the given database.
Now let's get to the most important functionality of our JDBC database archiver. Suppose you want to backup a database "IOSR Database", which you have already added to the list of avaiable databases. First of all, choose "backup" option in the menu and then find "IOSR Database" on the list. Choose output file format and compression mode. You can prefer to get Zip or Gzip files. Since the backup process may take some time, you can also select that you want to be informed about the end of the backup. Then accept your choices by clicking "Backup database".
When the backup file is ready you should download it to your local machine - "Backup List" panel.
If you have the backup files on your machine you can restore your database with data present in one of those files. This operation is very simililar to "Backup", however this time you have to choose the file, by means of which you want to reconstruct your database and in the same way as before choose database name, file format and compression mode. The restoring process may be time consuming as well so it is recommended to click notifying option.
It is also very important to get familiar with the Settings panel, where you can keep you email adress, change you password and point the directory where you want all you backup files stored.