Backing Up NetTracker

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First make sure NetTracker is not running.

Note: If you schedule updates and backups to occur automatically, schedule them sufficiently far apart that they will not overlap. Trying to back up files while an update is in progress can result in corrupt database files in the backup, and the update is likely to fail if NetTracker tries to read or write a file that is locked by the backup software.

You should back up the following directories:

NetTracker data directory and its subdirectories — This directory can be found in the NetTracker program directory. The default UNIX location of the program directory is /usr/local/NetTracker. The default Windows location of the program directory is C:\Program Files\NetTracker.
NetTracker CGI-BIN directory and its subdirectories — This directory is in your Web server’s CGI-BIN or scripts directory.
NetTracker HTML directory — This directory is in your Web site’s HTML or wwwroot directory.

We also recommend that you save all of your log files, as you may need to re-import them at some point. (For example, the best way to move NetTracker from one computer to another involves re-importing log files.)

To restore NetTracker data:

Re-install NetTracker if necessary. (Make sure you install it to the same directories and use the same URLs.)
Restore the data directory, replacing the one NetTracker creates during installation.
Restore the NetTracker CGI-BIN directory.
Restore the NetTracker HTML directory.
Go to the command line and change to the NetTracker program directory.
Run the following command to regenerate the associated HTML files:

nettracker all -regen