There are plenty of pages in the handbook about this topic, but to the best of my knowledge, none deals with the choices one has to make when backing up through phpmyadmin.
Specifically, I would like to know which of the following SQL options on the Export page *must* be chosen and which can be avoided:
Add custom comment into header (\n splits lines): (text field)
Enclose export in a transaction (checkbox)
Disable foreign key checks (checkbox)
Structure: (checkbox)
Add DROP TABLE (checkbox)
Add IF NOT EXISTS (checkbox)
Add AUTO_INCREMENT value (checkbox)
Enclose table and field names with backquotes (checkbox)
Add into comments
Creation/Update/Check dates (checkbox)
Data: (checkbox)
Complete inserts (checkbox)
Extended inserts (checkbox)
Use delayed inserts (checkbox)
Use ignore inserts (checkbox)
Use hexadecimal for binary fields (checkbox)
Export type: (drop-down box)
INSERT UPDATE REPLACE
I know that 'Structure' and 'Data' have to be checked, as should all the tables (with the SQL radio button selected), the 'Save as file' checkbox and the 'Compression' radio button set to none. But, I am quite confused whether any of the sub-options under 'Structure' and 'Data' need to be checked to get a good backup of a drupal install.
If someone can give guidelines, I w