How to create backups from the cpanel

Everyone knows the value and the importance of keeping backup. Truehost cpanel has many ways you can keep and maintain your backups.

The reason we need backups

  1. When we are transferring our sites from one host to another
  2. When your site is corrupted; need for restoration
  • When part of your website is corrupted

Backups are categorized in 2,

  1. Partial backup; this include downloading parts e.g. home directory, databases. Usually takes shorter
  2. Full backups; this includes downloading everything together, usually takes longer.

Steps on how to go generate Partial Backup

  1. Login to cpanel using your username and password
  2. Under files category, click Backup

3. Select partial backup and also select what you need to download, either home directory (mails, website files), databases or email forwarders.

 

 

  1. The backup will be downloaded in your specified location in your computer

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