Should I store a local copy of my website?
It is essential to keep a local copy of your website to protect it from any number of disasters. It is easy to backup your files, databases, email forwarders (aliases), and email filters in cPanel under 'Site Management' and 'Backup' or 'Backup Wizard'. You can also use a cron job to regularly backup your databases.
You can follow these simple steps to take local Backup:
- Login to your domain cPanel.
- Select Backup from the site management.
- You will take Full Backup or partial Backup. As per your need you can take backups.
- After click on the “Download a Full Website Backup” when downloading completes you can move it to safe place.
- Simultaneously you can take Database backup by clicking on the database names.
