Backing up your website or database is like going to the dentist or doing the hoovering, it’s one of those jobs that you will do tomorrow but tomorrow never comes. Whether you choose to go with one of our backup solutions or you choose your own, we strongly recommend you back up your website whenever you make a change to it. Here is how…
Backing up your website is really quick and easy and completely free through your eXtend control panel. To make sure you always have the latest version of your site we strongly recommend you back up you
r website using this facility whenever you make a change to your website.
Backing up your website files:
- Log in to your eXtend control panel
- In ‘files’ click on ‘backup/restore’
- Follow the on screen instructions
Backing up your database
As with our web files back up service through eXtend, you can also back up your MySQL databases in eXtend with just one click!
- Log in to your eXtend control panel
- In ‘Web tools’ click on ‘MySQL Databases’
- In ‘Manage MySQL Databases’ choose which databases you want to back up and click ‘Now’
You can also download and store a local copy of your database through phpMyAdmin using the ‘Export’ function.
Backing up your website and databases literally takes a couple of clicks of the mouse and can save a lot of pain and heartache down the line! Why not setup a reminder on your phone or in Outlook so you don’t forget to run a backup.
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