How can I backup my web-based database system and website?
I'm stuck in a messy situation and really need some dire help.  I would be extremely grateful if anyone can help me out.  

So for the past three years I've been working with web design and development company overseas in Vietnam developing a very complex web-based database system (I'm not good with programming lingo and terminology so bare with me).  But my relationship with the company has gone sour and I want to be able to make a full backup of the whole website - frontend and backend - so I can take it to another web development team to finish off the project.  But I'm not sure how to backup everything or what files I need to backup in order to do this.  I know that we developed and created everything on something called CAKEPHP and MYSQL.  I also can get the server access and have the server password.  

Is there anyone that can help me out and give me detailed instructions on accessing the server and what specific files I should download (and how I should download them?) in order to get a full backup copy of everything so that I can transfer it to some other team?

Thanks so much!
Johnny
How can I backup my web-based database system and website?
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I'm stuck in a messy situation and really need some dire help.  I would be extremely grateful if anyone can help me out.  

So for the past three years I've been working with web design and development company overseas in Vietnam developing a very complex web-based database system (I'm not good with programming lingo and terminology so bare with me).  But my relationship with the company has gone sour and I want to be able to make a full backup of the whole website - frontend and backend - so I can take it to another web development team to finish off the project.  But I'm not sure how to backup everything or what files I need to backup in order to do this.  I know that we developed and created everything on something called CAKEPHP and MYSQL.  I also can get the server access and have the server password.  

Is there anyone that can help me out and give me detailed instructions on accessing the server and what specific files I should download (and how I should download them?) in order to get a full backup copy of everything so that I can transfer it to some other team?

Thanks so much!
Johnny