The backup section of cPanel is a very useful tool for many webmasters. If a user needs to move to a new host, this section could also be very useful. Users have the ability to backup the entire contents of their website along with the MySQL databases. They also have the option to restore them.

Full Backups

Users have the option to generate and download an entire backup file of their account. The link under this section will initiate a copy of the user’s account and compress it into one single file for the user to download.

Home Directory

This will do the exact same thing as a full backup, but it will only copy the home directory of a users account. So only the “public_html” or “www” folder will be copied and backed up.

Download a MySQL Database Backup

Users have the option of backing up and downloading their databases. Each database within a users account will be displayed here as a link and simply clicking on a link will generate a backup copy of the database and download it to a user’s computer.

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