I am new to xampp and cannot find this in the FAQ or in a forum search.
(Wondering if there is an operator manual somewhere, but here goes.)
XAMPP 4.5.1 MariaDB 10.1.9 MANTIS 1.2.19 (db version 183)
System is working on a test server, so I want to back up the installed MANTIS bugtracker database as a test before I move in my production database. PHPMYADMIN has Export/Import tabs but there seems to be no instructions on how they work. The Export tab lets you create, update, or delete a "template" for a schema. It has options that you might want to set during the export. So I did create an Export template, named bugtrackerInstall. I even updated it. but going to the Import tab, it asks for a file, but the default folder it opens does not include any files with a name anywhere close to the name bugtrackerInstall. I searched the xampp directory hierarchy and could not find any file with that name.
So what is going on? What is the template and how do I use it? Do I really have to work at the command line with mysql directly for backup/restore? Is there some other way to do Backup/Restore?
TIA,
Ed