perlQuestionnaire allows you to backup and restore your perlQ database. This is very useful in case you ever run into a corrupted database or your hard drive crashes. Using the database backup feature, you can be re-installed and running in minutes, without having lost any of your data prior to your last backup. Backing up your database can also be an excellent idea when you are upgrading, in the slight chance something should go wrong.

perlQ allows you to backup the entire database or a single survey and all results to one file. When clicking on the "Download Data" button, you will be prompted to save a file with a .perlQ extension to your machine.

When backing up a single survey, your perlQ configuration information will be omitted. A backup of the entire database, however, will store all of your perlQ configuration in the downloadable file allowing you to restore your installation exactly as it appears at that moment.

You can also use the survey backup feature to share a survey and all associated results with a friend who also uses perlQ. However, if you would prefer to share the survey and questions without the results, you should look into the Export and Import features on the Survey Editor page.