In this tutorial you’ll learn how to backup your Zen Cart Store.

Doing a backup of your Zen Cart store requires TWO components:
1) A copy of all the files in your Zen Cart folder via FTP 
2) a copy of your database

There is a different tutorial on this site to learn how to backup using FTP, here I’ll only explain the second step: how to backup the database.

Backup the Zen Cart database

I use the plugin Backup MYSQL Plugin.

Click Tools > Database Backup MySQL.

Click Backup.

I pefer the option “use GZIP” and “download without storing on server“, click Backup.

A window will open, click Save and choose the folder you want so save in and click Save again.

The file will now be downloaded and will be saved on your computer.