Backup configuration

This is the documentation for the deprecated product BILLmanager 5. It is no longer updated and may be irrelevant. Documentation for the current version of BILLmanager can be found in the BILLmanager 6 section.

BILLmanager has a built-in function to create backups. By default, backups are not activated. Create and configure backups in Tools → Backup. The Settings button will open the current backup task form or if there is no such backup task, a new task will be launched automatically.

Create a new backup plan

Step 1. Storage type

The billing system supports Dropbox, or it can save backups to an FTP server or in a separate directory on the BILLmanager server:

Step 2. Storage settings

The storage configuration form may differ depending on a selected storage type. The local storage configuration:

Step 3. Scheduler

The billing system can launch backup tasks daily at the specified time or weekly on the specified days:

Restore BILLmanager from backup

Restore via interface

You can restore data in Tools → Backup configuration → select a backup→ click Restore button.

Also, the billing system can restore system objects. Clicking the Data button opens a list of available components:

Files. It stores control panel configurations, user configurations, etc. To restore all data, select Files and click Details, then select F iles and click Restore. The billing system can restore system objects. Go to the file selection form → select Files → click View details.
Database. It stores all accounts information, tariff plans, clients' expenses, etc. To restore data, select Database →click Details → select "<database server name>" → click Restore.

During the restore process:

The data archive you want to restore will be copied from the storage to a temporary directory.
The archive contents will be extracted into the temporary directory.
Depending on a selected component, the selected files will be moved to a new location or database would be filled with data.

Restore via command line

Restoring files

Upload the backup file (archive) from the storage into a directory on the BILLmanager server and execute the following command:

tar -xz -C / -f <backup directory file>

To restore certain files from the archive:

tar -xz -C / -f <backup directory file> <file name>

To restore the whole data from the archive on FTP-server:

curl ftp://example.com/backup_2015-04-01_03-00-00/plan1-files-0.tgz | tar -xz -C / -f -

Restoring from database

Upload the backup file (archive) from the storage in the arbitrary directory on the BILLmanager server and execute the following command:

tar -xz --wildcards -O -f /path/to/archive/with/database'*.sql' | mysql -uroot -p billmgr

To restore the whole data from the archive on FTP-server:

curl ftp://example.com/backup_2015-04-01_03-00-00/database-billmgr-1.tgz | tar -xz --wildcards -O -f - '*.sql' | mysql -uroot -p billmgr