How Do You Backup?

[ck27]

When you back up yoru database do you just connect to ftp and download everything. That will save the fantastico stuff your created also right?

[TCH-Don]

You cannot download databases by ftp

 

You can go to cpanel > backup

and click on the name of the database to download a compressed file

 

later if you need to restore that copy,

go to cpanel > backup > upload database, browse to the file you downloaded

and it is restored.

 

While you are in cpanel > backup

you can download the home directory backup

this is a compressed file that has ALL of your web site files

That file can be opened by a zip file manager to pull out separate files

or in cpanel > backup you can restore that file in the place (upload home directory)