Hoping you are now convinced that it is collectively our responsibility, you as our client and we as your host, to regularly backup your website. From our Terms of Service, HOSTAFRICA/terms-of-service we have indicated that we offer free restoration of backups upon client's request but highly encourage our clients to have their own backup plans. One of the fast and reliable website backup services we recommend to our clients is Codeguard.
If you want a more detailed walkthrough before creating your own copy, this full website backup step-by-step guide explains the process in more depth and shows why a complete backup is useful before updates, migrations, or major website changes.
How do I backup my website?
Most of our clients have called in inquiring on what measures to take to ensure there is a proper backup for their emails and website files. This gesture is an indication of the importance of a regular data and content backup to them. We all know a website takes a lot of time and other resources to develop and update. We always do everything in our power to ensure we protect your interest. You need to protect your investment too. Here is how.
1.Log into your cPanel, go to files and select 'Backup Wizard'. (For a more detailed cPanel version of this process, you can also follow our guide on how to create and download full backups in cPanel.)
2. Select 'Backup' button as shown below.
3. Initiate the backup by selecting 'Full Backup'
4. Under generate a full backup, choose 'Home Directory' as the backup destination and enter your email address on the email address bar, to get a notification when a full backup is complete. Once your backup is complete, keep the file somewhere safe and easy to access. A backup only helps if you can find it when you need to restore your website, email files, or account data.
After getting a notification on your email. You can download your backup manually. It is important to have a backup. It could save you a lot of trouble if anything went wrong. And if something does go wrong, the next step is knowing how to restore your files. If you use JetBackup, here’s how to restore full account and file backups via JetBackup.
For users working in cPanel with JetBackup5, this guide on restoring a full website backup with JetBackup5 is also useful when you need to recover your website from a saved backup. If your hosting account uses DirectAdmin instead of cPanel, the process is slightly different. Follow this guide on how to create and restore backups in DirectAdmin so you can protect your files from the correct control panel.
