Backup Site or Database from cPanel

With the help of backup utility from cPanel, you can take full website backup or full database backup. You will need to login to cPanel and then choose the Backup option.

On the backup page you can choose the required option:

Download a home directory Backup
Download a MySQL Database Backup

Click on ‘Backup’, click on the ‘Browse…’ button next to Restore an Alias/Filter Backup.

Select the backup file on your computer and click on the ‘Upload’ button.

Click on ‘Backup’ and click on the name of the alias or filter you wish to download the backup of, which is located under Download Alias/Filter Backup, to save it to your computer.

Click on ‘Backup’, click on the ‘Browse…’ button next to Restore an SQL DB.

Select the backup file on your computer and click on the ‘Upload’ button.

Congratulations! You have successfully restored a MySQL database backup of your account.

Click on ‘Backup’, click on the ‘Browse…’ button next to Restore a Home Backup.

Select the backup file on your computer and click on the ‘Upload’ button.

Click on ‘Backup’ and click on the name of the MySQL database you wish to download the backup of, which is located under Download a SQL Database Backup, and save it to your computer.

Click on ‘Backup’ > ‘Download a home directory Backup’ to save it to your computer.

Congratulations, you have successfully downloaded a backup of your home directory!

By following the below mentioned steps, you will be able to download a full backup of your account to local drive.

Click on ‘Backup’ > ‘Generate/Download a Full backup’

and finally click on the backup you wish to download to save it to your computer.

Click on ‘Backup’, click on ‘Generate / Download a Full backup’, which is located under Full Backups and enter the backup information as explained below:

Backup destination:
If you wish to download the backup from your account, select ‘Home Directory’. If you wish the server to upload your backup to another server, select ‘Remote FTP Server’.
Email Address: Enter your email address for confirmation of backup.

Remote Server:
If you wish to download the backup from your account, leave this field blank. If you wish the server to upload the backup to another account, enter the address of the remote server.

Remote User:
If you wish to download the backup from your account, leave this field blank. If you wish the server to upload the backup to another account, enter the username of the remote server.

Remote Password:
If you wish to download the backup from your account, leave this field blank. If you wish the server to upload the backup to another account, enter the password of the remote server.

Click on the ‘Generate Backup’ button.

Congratulations, you have successfully generated a full backup of your account!