3.5. ACCESS MENU

CHAPTER 3. HOW DO I USE CPANEL?

Figure 3.48: Downloading a backup file

3. Save the file to disk.

Note for Windows users: This file is in .tar.gz format (a GZIP archive file that contains a TAR archive

file). This is a common archive format used on Unix machines, in the same way that .zip is a common

Windows archive format. Most compression utilities should be able to uncompress a .tar.gz file.

Generating a backup

You can generate a backup at any time. This is useful if you have just made some changes to the site and you do

not want to have to wait for the routine backup (usually daily or weekly) before downloading the backup.

To generate a backup:

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

2. Click on the Generate/Download a Full Backup link.

3. Click on the location for the backup from the Backup Destination drop down list. The following locations

are available:

  Home Directory   Saves the backup in the public html level of your site.

  Remote Ftp Server   Saves the backup on a specified remote FTP server.

  Remote Ftp Server (passive mode transfer)   Saves the backup on a specified remote FTP server

that will only accept passive (PASV) mode FTP transfer. Please refer to your hosting administrator

or the remote FTP server if you have questions about passive mode transfer.

4. Enter your email address in the Email Address field. An email will be sent to this address when the

backup has completed.

5. Enter the FTP address, user name, and password in the Remote Server, Remote User, and Remote

Password fields if you are saving the backup file at a remote location.

6. Click on the

button. An email will be sent to the specified address when the backup has

finished and can be downloaded.

Figure 3.49: Generating a backup

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