So I understand I can get a .tar.gz backup of my whole domain with cPanel, and I can download that and put it in a safe place. But I am told that "You cannot restore full backups through your cPanel interface." Huh? Then how DO I restore a full backup when my host loses the whole shebang? Do I use the backup to incrementally restore things file by file? I guess Backup Wizard > Restore just restores a couple of things.
If your "host loses the whole shebang"
you upload your downloaded tar.gz backup and tell your host where it is and they can restore it for you
you upload your downloaded tar.gz backup and tell your host where it is and they can restore it for you
So you're saying that I can't do it with cPanel, but my host can do it with their own tools? My host charges to archive my domain, and I don't want to pay them to do that. Pretty easy for me to download and archive myself. But I want to make sure that once I've done that, I have a restoration path. I guess that makes sense that if my host screws it up, they owe it to me to do a restoration.
I guess it just seems a little odd that cPanel doesn't offer this capability. If I can restore everything piecemeal, why wouldn't I be able to restore the whole thing at once? Perhaps the host is just being careful, and wants to make sure that whatever lost my whole domain isn't going to keep doing that.
I guess it just seems a little odd that cPanel doesn't offer this capability. If I can restore everything piecemeal, why wouldn't I be able to restore the whole thing at once? Perhaps the host is just being careful, and wants to make sure that whatever lost my whole domain isn't going to keep doing that.
Hello,
Restoring the entire account requires root access (it's mostly due to security, as it essentially allows for the creation of a new account). That said, as a cPanel user, you could manually extract the backup archive on your local computer or server and then manually upload any missing website files, emails, or databases (assuming the account directory structure is still in-place).
Thank you.
Restoring the entire account requires root access (it's mostly due to security, as it essentially allows for the creation of a new account). That said, as a cPanel user, you could manually extract the backup archive on your local computer or server and then manually upload any missing website files, emails, or databases (assuming the account directory structure is still in-place).
Thank you.
Thank you That's what I thought. I can't restore the entire account in one fell swoop, but I can do it incrementally, using the individual backup files.
