While it is a good and useful thing to have entire server backups, sometimes you only need to restore one or two domains. In these situations, cPanel backups make it easy for one to restore just a single site from the Web Host Manager (WHM) interface, or from the command line.
NOTE: This walkthrough assumes that you have already enabled cPanel backups in your WHM, leaving you with a backup to restore from.
Restoring from WHM
NOTE: This method requires that the entire cPanel account be removed from the server before you can restore the backup. If all you need is the site files restored, this is likely NOT the backup you need, as it will remove all e-mails from the server since the date the backup was made.
First, log into the “Restore a Full Backup/cpmove file” page in your WHM.
The page will prompt you for the username of the account you wish to restore. WHM will then reload the entire account from the backup it detects. You should also see a list of backups that it can detect in the /home and /root directories. If there is only one backup matching the username you entered, it will select that; otherwise you may be prompted to pick a particular backup file.
In cPanel, you will find the Backups Page in the File section. From there you will be able to download or generate the following backups:
- a full account backup
- a full home directory backup
- a MySQL database backup
- a backup of e-mail forwarders
- a backup of e-mail filters
On that same page, you can upload previously-downloaded backups to restore. The cPanel user can restore all but the full account backup; the root server administrator will need to restore the full account backup through WHM.
For the rest of the options, restoring a backup is as simple as clicking the “Choose File” button under the relevant restore section, choosing the backup from your filesystem, hitting “OK”, and then letting cPanel handle the rest. Note that if you have a lot of mail, or a lot of site files, the home directory restore can take some time while all that data uploads.
As always, should you have any questions or concerns about any part of this process, feel free to contact Liquid Web’s Heroic Support for assistance.
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Liquid Web’s Heroic Support is always available to assist customers with this or any other issue. If you need our assistance please contact us:
Toll Free 1.800.580.4985
International 517.322.0434
support@liquidweb.com
https://manage.liquidweb.com/
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In cPanel, you will find the Backups Page in the File section. From there you will be able to download or generate the following backups:
- a full account backup
- a full home directory backup
- a MySQL database backup
- a backup of e-mail forwarders
- a backup of e-mail filters
On that same page, you can upload previously-downloaded backups to restore. The cPanel user can restore all but the full account backup; the root server administrator will need to restore the full account backup through WHM.
For the rest of the options, restoring a backup is as simple as clicking the “Choose File” button under the relevant restore section, choosing the backup from your filesystem, hitting “OK”, and then letting cPanel handle the rest. Note that if you have a lot of mail, or a lot of site files, the home directory restore can take some time while all that data uploads.
As always, should you have any questions or concerns about any part of this process, feel free to contact Liquid Web’s Heroic Support for assistance.
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Liquid Web’s Heroic Support is always available to assist customers with this or any other issue. If you need our assistance please contact us:
Toll Free 1.800.580.4985
International 517.322.0434
support@liquidweb.com
https://manage.liquidweb.com/
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