Backups

You can create backups and restore them when needed.

Create a backup
Restore a backup
Download a backup
Delete a backup

Create a new backup
To create a new backup,

1. Click on the Create New Backup button
2. Select the sites that you want to backup
3. Enter the details for the backup
1. Backup name – For your reference
2. No of backups to keep – the maximum number of backed up zip files that will be retained in the server. For eg., if the No of backups to keep is set as 5, the sixth backup will overwrite the first one and so on.
3. Backup options
1. Create zip without compression – If this option is checked, it just packages the backed up files into a zip archive without compressing.
2. Optimize database tables – If this option is checked, the OPTIMIZE TABLE MySQL function will be run on all tables.
4. Backup type
1. Files & DB – Both the files and DB will be included in the backup
2. DB only – Backs up just the DB alone
5. Exclude files and folders – Enter the names of files or folders that you want to exclude from the backup
6. Include folders – You can include folders other than the default wp-admin, wp-content & wp-includes.
7. Fail-safe options – If you have a server where resources are limited and backups fail, you can use these options and choose the combination that works best for you.
4. Hit the Backup Now button

Backups list
The backups will be displayed site-wise. To view the backups for a particular site, expand the site by clicking on the row displaying the site name. The following details are shown for each backup

1. Backup name
2. Backup repository – Shows where the backups are stored. Server by default.
3. Backup type – Shows if the backup contains both the files and DB or just the DB alone.
4. Backup size – The size of the backup file in MB.
5. Backup time – The time when the backup was created.

Restore a backup
To restore a backup,

1. Expand the site that you want to restore
2. Click on Restore for the backup you want to restore.

Download a backup
To download a backup to your computer,

1. Click on the Download button.

Delete a backup
To delete a backup,

1. Click on the Delete icon
2. Click on Yes to confirm delete; No to cancel Delete