In order to backup your database via SSH or Telnet you will require 2 things:
1. SSH or Telnet access to your site. You will need to contact support to have SSH access enabled for your account.
2. An SSH/Telnet Client, such as PuTTy (can be downloaded from the downloads section).
Open your SSH/Telnet client and log into to the server using your username and password.
You will be in the main folder for your account.
You can change directories to wherever you want the backup to be located and type in the following:
MySQL -u dbusername -p databasename > backupname.sql
You will be prompted for the database password. Enter it and the database backup will be backed up. You can then download the file as required.
If you need any help, please contact support.
