Backing up your website is an essential step to ensure that your data is secure and protected. DirectAdmin offers a range of backup and restore features that can help you to safeguard your website’s data. In this guide, we’ll show you how to use DirectAdmin backup and restore to secure your website.
Step 1: Access the DirectAdmin Control Panel
To access DirectAdmin backup and restore features, you first need to log in to the DirectAdmin control panel. You can access the control panel by visiting your website’s domain followed by “/directadmin” in your web browser. For example, if your domain is “example.com,” you would type “example.com/directadmin” in your web browser.
Step 2: Create a Backup
To create a backup of your website, click on the “Create/Restore Backups” icon in the DirectAdmin control panel. From there, you can select the files and folders that you want to back up. You can choose to back up your website’s entire directory, or you can select specific files and folders.
Once you’ve selected the files and folders that you want to back up, click on the “Create Backup” button. DirectAdmin will then create a backup file and save it to your server.
Step 3: Restore a Backup
To restore a backup of your website, click on the “Create/Restore Backups” icon in the DirectAdmin control panel. From there, click on the “Restore” tab, and then select the backup file that you want to restore.
Once you’ve selected the backup file, click on the “Restore” button. DirectAdmin will then restore the backup file and replace the existing files on your server with the backup files.
Step 4: Schedule Regular Backups
To ensure that your website’s data is always protected, it’s important to schedule regular backups. You can do this in DirectAdmin by clicking on the “Create/Restore Backups” icon and then selecting the “Backup Schedule” tab.
From there, you can select how often you want to create backups (daily, weekly, or monthly) and what time of day you want to create them. You can also choose how many backups you want to keep on your server at any given time.
Conclusion
Backing up your website is an essential step to ensure that your data is secure and protected. DirectAdmin offers a range of backup and restore features that can help you to safeguard your website’s data. By following the steps outlined in this guide, you can create and restore backups of your website’s data and schedule regular backups to keep your data safe and secure.