Easy way to backup / restore a database in SQLite3

Question

I was wondering what is the easiest and easiest way to backup / restore a database on SQLite 3? I have read and there are many articles describing methods for difficult situations, but I am struggling to find the basic procedure.

I have one simple database on the site, which is basically a news feed of the company's recent activities. The site is about to be deployed and will add new messages approximately daily. I hope to write some messages before the site is connected to the network and then uploads the database to a live server. From now on, new messages will be added online, but it would be nice to have a backup if something goes wrong.

So, in essence, my question is: Is there an easy way to back up a database in SQLite3, and also to load the database? I know that I could use seeds as a way to load data initially, but ideally I would rather just copy the development database (if possible ...) and upload it to the production server.

Sorry for my ignorance ...

Answer 1

The best part about sqlite3 is that it is an exclusively file-based database. As long as you can prevent an application from using the database for bits, backing up and restoring is as easy as backing up the database file itself.

Answer 2

I would read the backup documentation here . There are some potential risks when copying files, but especially for the initial launch, this approach will be great. I have done this on several low-traffic sites for several years and have never encountered any problems.