- April 17, 2020
- Posted by: administrator
- Category: Cpanel
This article describes how to download backups of your web site and then restore them by using cPanel.
ABOUT BACKUPS
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.
CREATING A FULL BACKUP OF YOUR WEB SITE
To create a full backup of your web site by using cPanel, follow these steps:
- Log in to cPanel
- In the FILES section of the cPanel home screen, click Backup:
- Under Full Backup, click .
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Under Generate a Full Backup, in the Backup Destination list box, select where you want to save the backup file.
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If you do not want to receive an e-mail message when the backup is complete, click Do not send email notification of backup completion.
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Click . cPanel creates the backup.
DOWNLOADING A FULL BACKUP OF YOUR WEB SITE
If you have created a full backup of your web site, you can download the backup file.
To download a full backup, follow these steps:
- Log in to cPanel
- In the FILES section of the cPanel home screen, click Backup:
- In the Files section of the cPanel home screen, click Backups.
- Under Full Backup, click .
- Under Backups Available for Download, click the file that you want to download.
RESTORING A FULL BACKUP OF YOUR WEB SITE
For managed packages without root access, it is not possible to restore a full website backup. A2 Hosting Support can assist you. To have your Full Website Backup restored for you by A2 Hosting Support, follow these steps:
- Upload the full website backup to the home directory of your account.
- Create a ticket with support requesting restoration of the backup.
If you are a cPanel user with root access, follow these steps:
- Log in to WHM and select 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.
- 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.
- Click .
DOWNLOADING A PARTIAL BACKUP
To download an existing partial backup, follow these steps:
- Log in to cPanel
- In the FILES section of the cPanel home screen, click Backup:
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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
RESTORING A PARTIAL BACKUP
To restore an existing partial backup, follow these steps:
- Log in to cPanel
- In the FILES section of the cPanel home screen, click Backup:
- Under Partial Backups, click , select the partial backup file that you want to restore, and then click .