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A Complete Backup Checklist Everything in one place.THE ARRANGEMENTBackups run automatically on a schedule They include files... A Failed Update Broke the Site The most common reason to need a backup.IMMEDIATE ACTIONIf you took a backup before updating,... A Monthly Backup Review Fifteen minutes.WHAT TO CHECKRecent backups present in storage, with correct dates and plausible... A Plugin or Extension Broke Everything Recovering without a full restore.THE SYMPTOMThe site was working, you installed or updated... A Quarterly Restore Test The check that matters most.WHY QUARTERLYFrequently enough to catch a problem before you need the... A Weekly Backup Routine Five minutes.WHAT TO DOConfirm the scheduled backup ran: check the storage for a recent file of... An Annual Backup and Recovery Review An hour once a year.THE ARRANGEMENTIs the frequency still right for how the site has changed Is... Automating Backups with a Script Scheduled backups without a plugin.WHAT A SCRIPT DOESDumps each database Archives the files... Backing Up a Database Manually The most important single backup.USING PHPMYADMINcPanel > phpMyAdmin.Select the... Backing Up a WooCommerce Shop Higher stakes than an ordinary site.WHAT CHANGES CONSTANTLYOrders Customers Stock levels Coupons... Backing Up a WordPress Site Completely Everything a WordPress site needs.WHAT MUST BE INCLUDEDThe database, which holds posts, pages,... Backing Up Before a Migration The most important backup you will take.WHYA migration touches everything: files, database, DNS,... Backing Up Before Any Change The habit that prevents most disasters.WHENBefore updating core, a theme or a plugin Before... Backing Up Before Handing Over to a Developer Protecting yourself before someone else works on the site.WHYNot because developers are... Backing Up Configuration and Settings The things that are not files or data.WHAT LIVES OUTSIDE THE OBVIOUSCron jobs Email accounts and... Backing Up Custom Code Code you or a developer wrote.THE RIGHT TOOLVersion control. A repository records every change... Backing Up Databases Separately from Files Why splitting them makes sense.WHY SPLITDatabases change constantly and are small. Files change... Backing Up DNS Records Frequently overlooked and quickly needed.WHY IT MATTERSDNS records determine where your website... Backing Up Files with FTP or File Manager Simple methods without special tools.USING FILE MANAGERcPanel > File Manager.Select... Backing Up Media and Large Files When the content is large.THE PROBLEMImage libraries, video and document archives make backups... Backing Up Multiple Sites on One Account Several websites, one hosting plan.THE STRUCTUREEach addon domain has its own directory and... Backing Up with a WordPress Plugin The usual approach for WordPress sites.WHAT TO LOOK FORScheduled automatic backups Remote... Backup Considerations for Membership and Subscription Sites Recurring relationships complicate recovery.WHAT IS AT RISKMember accounts and access levels... Backup Considerations for Online Shops Where data loss costs money directly.WHY SHOPS ARE DIFFERENTThe database changes constantly.... Backup Costs and Storage Planning What it actually costs to be protected.WHAT YOU PAY FORCloud storage, which for a typical website... Backup Files Are Corrupt or Will Not Open The archive exists and does not work.COMMON CAUSESAn incomplete transfer, where the download or... Backup Habits That Actually Stick Making it routine rather than intentional.ATTACH IT TO SOMETHINGBack up before updating. The two... Backup Storage and Disk Quota Backups that cause the problem they prevent.THE ISSUEBackups stored on the hosting account count... Backup Terminology Explained The words used in backup tools.FULL BACKUP: a complete copy of everythingINCREMENTAL: only what... Backup Types: Full, Incremental and Differential How backup tools reduce size and time.FULLA complete copy every time. Simple, large, and slow,... Backups and Account Suspension or Cancellation When you lose access to the account.DURING SUSPENSIONData remains in place. Nothing is deleted at... Backups and Data Protection Obligations Backups contain personal data.WHAT THIS MEANSA backup of your database contains everything the... Backups Are Not Version Control Two different tools for two different problems.WHAT BACKUPS DOLet you return to a previous state... Backups Are Too Large or Taking Too Long When the account has outgrown the arrangement.WHY IT MATTERSLarge backups time out, consume... Backups for Businesses with Legal Obligations Where records retention is required.WHAT MAY APPLYTax record retention Contractual obligations... Backups for Developers Managing Multiple Sites Scale changes the approach.THE PROBLEMTen sites, each with its own backup plugin, each configured... Backups for Sites You Have Inherited Taking over something someone else built.FIRST ACTIONTake a full backup before touching anything.... Backups Stopped Running and Nobody Noticed The silent failure.HOW IT HAPPENSCron was never configured, so the schedule never ran The remote... Backups When You Host Client Sites Responsibility across several accounts.DECIDE YOUR POSITIONYou take backups and can restore on... Backups: Everything That Matters, Briefly The whole category in one page.THE PRINCIPLEAlmost every website disaster is recoverable with a... Before You Restore Anything Steps that prevent making things worse.TAKE A COPY OF THE CURRENT STATEWhatever is wrong now, the... Business Continuity for a Small Business Website Planning for the site being unavailable.THE QUESTIONSWhat does the business lose per day if the... Choosing a Backup Tool What to look for.THE REQUIREMENTSScheduled automatic backups Remote storage, off the server Both... Common Backup Mistakes The ones that leave people with nothing.STORING BACKUPS ON THE SAME SERVERLost in the same event... Database Backup Is Incomplete or Truncated A dump that stops partway.HOW TO TELLOpen the SQL file in a text editor and look at the end. A... Documenting What You Would Need to Rebuild The information a backup does not contain.WHAT TO RECORDDomain: where registered, renewal date,... Explaining Backups to Clients Setting expectations before something goes wrong.WHAT TO TELL THEMHow often backups run What is... Getting Help with Backups and Recovery What we can do.WHAT WE CAN HELP WITHRestoring a full account backup you have uploaded Restoring... How Long to Keep Backups Retention, and why short retention fails.THE PROBLEM WITH THREE DAYSA site compromised with SEO... How Often to Back Up Matching frequency to what you can afford to lose.THE QUESTION TO ASKIf you lost everything since... How to Tell If a Backup Is Complete Checking an archive before you rely on it.CHECK THE SIZECompare against what you expect. A... I Deleted Files by Accident Recovering from a mistake.STOP FIRSTDo not continue working. Further changes make recovery harder... I Lost Access to My Hosting Account Locked out entirely.THE SITUATIONSForgotten password with an unreachable registered email The... I Need Something from a Backup Months Ago Retrieving old content.WHAT PEOPLE NEEDA deleted page or post An old version of a document A... I Overwrote the Live Site with a Staging Copy A common and painful mistake.WHAT HAPPENEDA push-to-live operation, or a manual copy, replaced... Learning from an Incident What to do once the site is back.WRITE IT DOWN WHILE IT IS FRESHWhat happened When it was... My Database Was Corrupted or Emptied Data loss without file loss.WHAT YOU SEEError establishing a database connection Missing content... My Developer Disappeared The person who built and held everything is gone.WHAT YOU MAY NOT HAVEHosting account credentials... My Domain Expired and the Site Is Gone The site is fine and unreachable.WHAT HAPPENEDThe domain expired, so it no longer resolves. The... My Hosting Provider Had an Outage When the problem is ours.WHAT TO CHECK FIRSTClient Area > Announcements and Network Issues. If... My Site Is Gone and I Do Not Know Why Starting from nothing, working out what happened.FIRST, ESTABLISH WHAT IS ACTUALLY WRONGDoes the... My Site Was Hacked Recovering from a compromise.THE ORDEROpen a ticket so we can check the account server-side.Take... My Site Was Suspended Access removed, data intact.FIRST, READ THE NOTICEIt states the reason. The right action depends... Partial Data Loss After a Restore Some things came back and others did not.WHAT USUALLY HAPPENSFiles restored, database not, or the... Preparing a Recovery Kit What to have ready before an incident.WHAT TO ASSEMBLEA recent full backup, downloaded and... Ransomware or Destructive Attack When data is deliberately destroyed or encrypted.WHAT IT LOOKS LIKEFiles encrypted or replaced A... Reconciling Data After a Restore Recovering what the restore lost.THE SITUATIONYou restored to a point in the past. Everything... Recovering a Site from Web Archives When there is genuinely no backup.WHAT IS AVAILABLEPublic archive services crawl and store copies... Recovering After a Failed Server Migration When a move between servers went wrong.THE SITUATIONFiles or data did not transfer completely, or... Restoring a Database The restore that matters most.FROM JETBACKUPcPanel > JetBackup > Database Backups. Select... Restoring a Full Account Backup The complete restore.THE RESTRICTIONYou cannot restore a full cPanel account backup yourself... Restoring Email Recovering mailboxes and messages.FROM JETBACKUPWhere email backups are included in your plan,... Restoring Files from a Backup Getting the website files back.FROM JETBACKUPcPanel > JetBackup > File Backups. Select a... Restoring Is Taking Too Long When recovery is slower than you can afford.WHY IT MATTERSRecovery time is part of your plan. A... Restoring Only Part of a Site Selective recovery.WHY IT IS USUALLY BETTERRestoring everything rolls back everything. If one... Restoring to a Different Server or Host Recovery elsewhere.WHEN THIS APPLIESMoving hosts Recovering after losing access to the original... Reviewing Your Backup Arrangement Annually An hour once a year.WHAT TO CHECKAre backups actually running, with recent files in the storageDo... Sending Backups to Cloud Storage Getting copies off the server automatically.THE OPTIONSGoogle Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or object... Setting Up Backups Today: A Practical Start For anyone with nothing in place.THIRTY MINUTES, IN ORDERcPanel > Backup > Download a Full... Someone Deleted Content and I Need It Back Recovering individual items rather than the whole site.FIRST, CHECK THE APPLICATIONMany... Taking a Full cPanel Account Backup The most complete backup available to you.HOWcPanel > Backup.Under Full Backup, click Download... Taking Partial Backups You Can Restore Yourself More practical for day-to-day use.WHAT THEY ARESeparate downloads of the home directory and of... Testing Your Backups Properly The step that turns an assumption into protection.WHYAn untested backup is a guess. People... The 3-2-1 Principle Applied to Websites A simple rule that covers most scenarios.THE RULEThree copies of your data On two different types... The Backup Is From the Wrong Date Discovering the copy predates or postdates what you need.TOO RECENTThe backup already contains... The Backup Questions to Answer Honestly A short self-assessment.DO BACKUPS EXISTNot "is a plugin installed", but: is there a file, dated... Understanding What You Can Afford to Lose Recovery point and recovery time.RECOVERY POINTHow much data you can afford to lose, measured in... Using JetBackup to Restore Where JetBackup is available on your plan.WHAT IT PROVIDESBrowsable restore points by date, with... Verifying Your Backups Are Actually Running The check almost nobody performs.WHY IT MATTERSA backup system configured and silently failing is... What a Complete Backup Actually Contains More than most people include.THE WEBSITEAll files in the web directory: application code,... What Hosting Backups Cover and What They Do Not Understanding the safety net.WHAT WE PROVIDEScheduled backups of hosting accounts, with retention... What to Check After Any Restore Confirming it worked.THE SITEThe homepage loads Several inner pages load Images display Forms... What to Tell Customers During an Incident Communication while recovering.WHY IT MATTERSCustomers forgive outages. They do not forgive... When a Restore Fails The backup did not work.COMMON CAUSESThe archive is corrupt or was incompletely transferred The... When There Is No Usable Backup The worst case.FIRST, EXHAUST THE OPTIONSCheck whether we hold a server-side restore point within... Where to Store Backups The decision that determines whether a backup is useful.THE RULENot only on the server being... Who Should Be Responsible for Backups The question that causes disputes.THE COMMON AMBIGUITYThe business assumes the developer handles... Why Backups Matter More Than Anything Else The single most valuable thing you can do for a website.WHAT BACKUPS PROTECT AGAINSTA compromise... Writing a Simple Disaster Recovery Plan A page that saves hours.WHAT IT SHOULD CONTAINWhere backups are stored, and how to access themHow...
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