---
title: "Backup Your OpenCart Database in Admin Dashboard"
description: "Like using a SSL certificate, backups are important to your OpenCart and web hosting security. Below we cover how to backup your OpenCart database in your admin dashboard. Backup Database Login..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/opencart/backup-opencart-database/
date: 2019-05-29
modified: 2022-06-17
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["OpenCart", "OpenCart 3"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Backup Your OpenCart Database in Admin Dashboard

Like using a [SSL certificate](/support/edu/prestashop/enable-ssl/), backups are important to your OpenCart and web hosting security. Below we cover **how to backup your OpenCart database in your admin dashboard**.

## Backup Database

1. Login OpenCart.
2. Under *Settings*, select **Maintenance** and **Backup / Restore**.
3. Specify tables to backup and select **Export**. [![backup tables](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/opencart-3/opencart-backup-database.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/opencart-3/opencart-backup-database.png) You can restore the *.sql* file in the **Restore** tab. [![restore tables](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/opencart-3/opencart-backup-restore.png)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/images/stories/opencart-3/opencart-backup-restore.png)

We recommend you complete and download a [full cPanel backup](/support/website/backup-and-restore/how-to-create-backups-using-the-wizard) regurlarly. Learn more about [automated cPanel backups](/support/edu/cpanel/setup-scheduled-cpanel-backups/) with VPS Hosting.