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[annypach Friend annypachJoin date: June 2011Posts: 5Downloads:0Uploads:1]

#167264

Hi, I almost finish to do my template the way i want, so i want to backup, because if my website crash i would like to back everything to that i changed in the template i worket so hard. So what should i do?

[joomlaturk Friend joomlaturkJoin date: February 2006Posts: 24Downloads:10Uploads:0 Thanks: 2]

#405475

if you have CPANEL…
go to file manager and choose joomla folders and files and click zip symbol. all files and folders will be zipped under one zip file.
download zip file.
for database go to phpmyadmin from cpanel and download your database. there are videos that shows how to do this.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+to+backup+joomla&aq=f

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaWvy8aiomU how to backup database

[TomC Moderator TomCJoin date: October 2014Posts: 14077Downloads:58Uploads:137 Thanks: 948 Thanked: 3155 times in 2495 posts]

#405487

annypach:

Depending on which WebHost you are using, MANY of them (these days) offer a free backup option within the CPanel.

For example, my webhost is BLUEHOST – and in the “File Manager” section within my CPanel, there is an option for a full site backup (as often as I like) – including all files and databases. Heck, I even have the option to backup my entire CPanel configurations if I want.

In any case, this is also a very good way to back-up your website files – saving them on your computer or whatever remote storage you may opt for.

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[annypach Friend annypachJoin date: June 2011Posts: 5Downloads:0Uploads:1]

#405655

I think the joomlart templates are different and need some specific way to be saved. If you say that in the case my website crash because a bad code. Can I just save all files and put them again in my Host? This happend yesterday and i understand that i have to install joomla 1.6 again using quickstart, but i have to start everything again. In this case what shoul i do?

Intall again and put everything that i saved in my computer in the new installation? so it can change everything:?

And how about all my articles that i translate, all my cartegory, all the menus i changed how can i save this too?

I would like to know what is Cpanel? are you talking about my webhost control panel?

Iam worried because iam starting everything again and if i crash this website again i wont have time to start to change the joomlart template by the begginning..

<em>@tcraw1010 258797 wrote:</em><blockquote>annypach:

Depending on which WebHost you are using, MANY of them (these days) offer a free backup option within the CPanel.

For example, my webhost is BLUEHOST – and in the “File Manager” section within my CPanel, there is an option for a full site backup (as often as I like) – including all files and databases. Heck, I even have the option to backup my entire CPanel configurations if I want.

In any case, this is also a very good way to back-up your website files – saving them on your computer or whatever remote storage you may opt for.

:cool:</blockquote>

[Phill Moderator PhillJoin date: February 2014Posts: 7013Downloads:40Uploads:77 Thanks: 917 Thanked: 2206 times in 1818 posts]

#405662

Use Akeeba backup (https://www.akeebabackup.com/) to take a full backup of your entire site including the database.

If you work on any file such as css etc try and get into the habit of backing that file up in some way before you edit.

I myself use Akeeba to take a copy of my site and then install that site on my local machine using WAMP. I then make all me code changes and test new plugins etc on my local machine before working on my live site. However I am also lucky that my server takes backups of all my sites so if I do screw up I can quickly restore but I know most hosts do not provide that sort of thing.

[TomC Moderator TomCJoin date: October 2014Posts: 14077Downloads:58Uploads:137 Thanks: 948 Thanked: 3155 times in 2495 posts]

#405713

<em>@annypach 258987 wrote:</em><blockquote>
I would like to know what is Cpanel? are you talking about my webhost control panel?
</blockquote>
I apologize ….. YES, “CPanel” is short for “Control Panel.”

Also, if your particular webhost does not have/offer free backup services, then Phil’s suggestion above is a sound recommendation as well. Phil provided a link …. but for your convenience, here is some additional information from the Akeeba website . . .

There are two editions of Akeeba Backup: Akeeba Backup Core and Akeeba Backup Professional. They are targeting different user groups, based on their experience level and what they want to use Akeeba Backup for.

Akeeba Backup Core is the Free (as in “free speech” and as in “free beer”) contains the necessary features to have a complete backup, restoration and site migration solution for your Joomla!-powered websites. It’s what 95% of our users will ever use. While it includes all the essential filters, it is missing some of the most advanced features which are appealing only to web professionals. We recommend it for first-time users, regular webmasters and those who want to evaluate the software.

Akeeba Backup Professional, on the other hand, is the version distributed for a fee which has those extra features only useful to non-standard site setups, advanced users and web professionals. We recommend it for power users and web professionals who want to exploit the maximum potential of the software.

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