In this article we will describe to you how to manage backups using cPanel. Likeas download backup of your web site, and then restore them.
Backups are an important part of web site administration. When you keep backup copies of your website’s files and configurations in a safe location, you can use them to restore your web site in the event something happens that prevents it from functioning correctly.
You can create a backup at any time. This is useful, for example, if you make significant changes to your web site and you do not want to wait for the scheduled daily or weekly backup to occur. You can create partial or full backups of your web site.
How To Create a Full Backups Using cPanel of Your Web Site
To create a full backup of your web site, follow these steps:
- Log in to cPanel.
- Locate the FILES section, then click Backup.
Under Full Backup, click Download a Full Account Backup.
- In the Backup Destination list box, under Generate a Full Backup, select where you want to save the backup file.
- Click Do not send email notification of backup completion, If you do not want to receive an e-mail message when the backup is complete.
- Finally, click Generate Backup.
How To Download a full backups Using cPanel
If you have created a full backup of your web site, you can download the backup file, by following these steps:
- Log in to cPanel.
- Locate the FILES section. After that, click Backups.
- Click Download a Full Account Backup, under Full Backup.
- Under Backups Available for Download, click the file that you want to download.
How To Restore a Full Backup of Your Web Site
If you are a cPanel user with root access, follow these steps:
- Firstly, log in to WHM and select Restore a Full Backup/cpmove File from the left column.
- On the Restore a Full Backup/cpmove File page, review the required filename formats and make sure the backup to be restored uses one of the required formats.
- Using FTP or SFTP, upload the full website backup to one of the directories specified on the Restore a Full Backup/cpmove File page.
- Select Restricted Restore if it is not selected by default.
- Then, in the Transfer Method: section, select Restore with Username.
- In the Username for the account that you wish to restore: list box, select the username of the backup to be restored.
- Select the Overwrite the existing user check box.
- Finally, click Restore.
How To Download a partial backup
To download an existing partial backup, follow these steps:
- Firstly, log in to cPanel.
- Locate the FILES section. After that, click Backup.
- Under Partial Backups, click the name of the backup file that you want to download. Depending upon your web site’s configuration, some or all of the following backup types may be available:
- Home directory.
- MySQL databases.
- E-mail forwarders.
- E-mail filters.
How To Restore a partial backup
To restore an existing partial backup, follow these steps:
- Log in to cPanel.
- Locate the FILES section, then click Backup.
- Under Partial Backups, click Browse, select the partial backup file that you want to restore, and then click Upload.