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+# IQON DB archive created
+
+Purpose: record the verified database archive created after direct SSH/MySQL access was provided.
+
+Created: 2026-05-20
+Updated: 2026-05-20
+
+## Status
+
+`VERIFIED`: DB archive exists remotely and locally, and gzip integrity passed.
+
+## Vault storage
+
+The provided access credentials were stored in Vaultwarden under these item names:
+
+1. `REG.RU hosting panel SSH SFTP - iqon.com server71`
+2. `REG.RU FTP - iqon.com server71`
+3. `REG.RU MySQL - iqon.com u0012812_default`
+
+No credential values are stored in this report.
+
+## Database actually archived
+
+The live WordPress configuration uses:
+
+| Field | Value |
+|---|---|
+| DB name | `u0012812_iqon` |
+| DB user | `u0012812_iqon` |
+| DB host | `localhost` |
+
+Note: this differs from the separately provided MySQL credential whose database name was `u0012812_default`. The live site archive was created from the WordPress DB in `wp-config.php`.
+
+## Archive paths
+
+| Location | Path |
+|---|---|
+| Remote server | `/var/www/u0012812/data/backups/iqon-u0012812_iqon-20260520-231601.sql.gz` |
+| Local temporary copy | `/private/tmp/iqon-u0012812_iqon-20260520-231601.sql.gz` |
+
+## Verification evidence
+
+1. Remote `mysqldump --no-tablespaces` completed successfully.
+2. Remote `gzip -t` completed successfully.
+3. Remote archive size was approximately `469K`.
+4. Local `scp` completed successfully.
+5. Local `gzip -t` completed successfully.
+6. Local archive size was approximately `468K`.
+7. SQL header matched `MySQL dump 10.13`.
+8. SQL header matched `Database: u0012812_iqon`.
+
+## Failed attempts retained for context
+
+1. The provided `u0012812_default` MySQL credential did not authenticate for the target dump path used first.
+2. A direct dump with default options failed because shared hosting lacked `PROCESS` privilege and the client attempted unsupported column statistics.
+3. The successful command used `--no-tablespaces` and the actual WordPress DB credentials from `wp-config.php`.
+
+## Remaining operational note
+
+The archive is stored in `/private/tmp` locally, which is temporary storage. If long-term retention is required, move the archive to an encrypted backup location outside the git repository.