Making a Backup in cPanel
To create a full backup:
1.Select Backup from the first page.
2. Select Full Backup from the second page.
3. Select the destination for the backup files.
You have 2 options:
- You can store the files in your home directory on your web server by selecting Home Directory from the pull-down menu.
cPanel can also utilize FTP to store the files to a remote machine. To do this, fill in the appropriate information and select the method for file transfer from the pull-down menu. - If you wish to download the file to your computer, skip to the next step.
- Ensure you specify an email address here. By doing so the backup process will email you once it is complete and you won't have to keep coming back to check the backup process progress.
4. Click Generate Backup.
If FTP was used, an email will be sent to the email address that you specified at the beginning of the process.
5. To download a copy of the backup file to your computer, click the filename under Backups Available for Download.
The date the backup was created appears in the filename (which begins with backup-MM-DD-YYYY). The file will be stored as a “tar ball,” or compressed data file, with the filename extension .tar.gz in the /home/cpanel_username directory. You can access this directory through file manager to the server. Upload it to your reseller folder we will assist you to restore.
