When working with your Mambo database, there are three major areas you need to become familiar with, the first is backing up the database, the second is how to restore it, and lastly, you need to know how to run SQL queries. In this tutorial I show you how to do all this using phpMyAdmin and show you how to upgrade your Mambo database through a real-life example.

Running old versions of Mambo, or any software, can leave your site exposed to security risks. You should always be using the latest stable release of the Mambo CMS. This tutorial discusses how to upgrade Mambo and provides links to resources that can make upgrading easier.

If you have forgotten your Administrator password and need to reset it, this tutorial is for you. We look at how to recover from a forgotten administrator password and how to reset it through your Mambo database using either SQL queries or the built-in features of phpMyAdmin.

Some simple tips that apply to all Mambo sites for improving performance. A must read for any administrator of a Mambo web site.

This is the second in a three part tutorial series about getting started with Mambo. In this tutorial we deal with creating a MySQL database through either phpMyAdmin or cPanel, and creating a database user. We deal with database collations and permissions in preparation for installing Mambo.

This is the first in a series of three tutorials about getting started with Mambo. In this tutorial we will take you through downloading Mambo, uploading the files to your server space through either FTP or cPanel, and preparing to install.

In this tutorial we look at how to turn off MySQL Strict Mode. By default, MySQL5 is enabled with strict_mode ON.
Mambo currently does not fully support MySQL5.x in strict_mode (this is on the roadmap and will be dealt with when we move to database portability so Mambo will run on other database servers, not just [...]