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This option in your control panel allows you to backup files
and directories on your site by compressing them. Compressing
these files allows you to reduce the amount of storage space
taken up by your backups.
NOTE: Once a file has been compressed, it can no longer be
opened by your control panel's File Manager option. It can,
however, still be renamed and deleted from there.
Compressing
In the Archive Manager section of your control panel, you
will be shown a directory tree of the files and directories
of your site. Clicking on the name of a directory will open
that directory and display its contents. To Compress a file
or directory, ensure that the check box next to its name is
checked and click the "Compress" button. The Archive
Manager page will reappear displaying the file or directory
you selected near the bottom of the screen. Choose either
the Unix (tar) or Windows (WinZip) method of compression and
enter a name for the compressed file you want to create in
the "Output File Name" field. Do not type the file
extension as part of this file name. Then click the "Submit"
button.
The Archive Manager will reapper, and a message will be displayed
indicating that the compression is in progress. When the manager
displays the "Compress Done!" message, you have
successfully compressed the files or directories.
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Extracting
Extracting compressed files works in much the same way as
compressing them. Simply navigate through your files and directories
in the Archive Manager as described above. Select the compressed
files or directories you would like to extract by clicking
the checkbox next to their names. When you have selected the
files you would like extracted, click the "Extract"
button located at the bottom of the screen.
In the Output Directory field, type the name of the directory
into which you would like to extract the compressed file.
To extract to the current directory, type “./”
(without the quotes).
Clicking on the submit button will cause the Archive Manager
to reappear. A message will be displayed indicating that the
extraction is in progress. When an "Extraction Successful"
message is displayed, then all files and directories have
been successfully extracted.
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