Backing up and restoring your website
Download a full or partial backup, and restore it.
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Always keep a copy of your website somewhere other than the hosting itself.
Downloading a backup
- In cPanel, open Backup (or Backup Wizard).
- Download:
- a home directory backup for your files,
- each MySQL database backup,
- email forwarders and filters if you use them.
- Store the files on your computer or in cloud storage.
Restoring
In the same Backup page, upload the file under Restore a Home Directory Backup or Restore a MySQL Database Backup.
Make a backup before every big change: a theme or plugin update, a PHP version change, or a redesign.
Need a copy restored from our own backups? Open a ticket with the date you need. Restores may carry a fee, and keeping your own backups is your responsibility; see Backups: whose responsibility?.