3.5. ACCESS MENU

CHAPTER 3. HOW DO I USE CPANEL?

Figure 3.47: Removing password protection

3.5.3

Raw access logs

You can download the raw access logs that contain all the recorded hit information that your site has

received. These logs are only really useful if you have a preferred reporting tool that you prefer to use, rather

than the variety of reporting tools presented in this section.

To download the raw access logs:

1. Click on the Raw Access Logs link in the Access Menu area.

2. Save the file to disk.

Note: The access logs are in .gz (GZIP compression) format.

3.5.4

Backup

The Backup area allows you to download the daily backup file of your entire web site, or a particular

MySQL, alias, or filter backup file. If your computer crashes, or your personal backups are destroyed, these files

allow you to recover your site in a convenient manner (you could also use FTP to download each file   more

control, but it would take longer). How often a backup is created is decided by your web host. Contact your

hosting administrator for more details.

Important: You should keep your own backup copy of your web site as well. Do not rely solely on the backup

provided by your web host. Having multiple backups in different locations provides security against permanently

losing information.

Note: A complete web site backup file includes everything   from web pages to images to scripts to access logs.

A large site will have a large backup file, and will take some time to download.

To download a backup file:

1. Click on the Backup link in the Access Menu area.

2. Click on the link underneath the required area to download today's backup file. Refer to page 48 if you

need to generate a backup first before downloading it.

Note:

To download any previous stored backups, click on the Generate/Download a Full Backup

link, and click on any backup that is listed.

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