Protect your website from data loss by creating and restoring backups with WP Toolkit. This guide shows you how to create, restore, download and delete backups of WordPress sites via cPanel.
Overview
WP Toolkit in cPanel has a built-in feature for backing up WordPress sites. This one has several advantages:
Backing up a single WordPress site at a time
Takes a short time to create
Requires no extra configuration
When you finish this guide, you will know how to create, restore, download and delete backups with WP Toolkit.
Important information
WP Toolkit only backs up the selected WordPress site.
Prerequisites
Before you start, make sure:
You have access to cPanel
You have at least one WordPress installation in WP Toolkit
Step 1: Log in to cPanel
If your hosting service supports cPanel, you can log in directly from the landing page in the client area.
This is how you do it:
Find your hosting service in the list of active products/services
Click on the button "Log in to cPanel"
You are automatically logged into cPanel without having to enter your username or password again.
Step 2: Create a backup
Go to WordPress Management in cPanel.
Find the WordPress installation you want to back up, and click Back Up / Restore.
Click on Back Up to create a new backup.
When the backup is complete, the backup appears in the list of available backups.
đĄ Tip: Easily create a new backup before updating WordPress, install new extensions or make bigger changes to the site, in case something goes wrong.
Step 3: Recover a Backup
If you need to restore the site to an earlier version, you can use an existing backup.
This is how you do it:
Go to WordPress Management in cPanel
Click Backup / Recovery on the Site You Wish to Recover:
Find the backup you want to use:
Click the Restore icon next to the backup:
Click Restore to confirm:
WP Toolkit will now restore the site to the condition it had when the backup was created.
â ď¸ All changes made after the time of the backup will be overwritten. We therefore recommend that you create a new backup of the current website before starting your recovery.
When the recovery is complete, a message will appear in the bottom right corner of the WP Toolkit confirming this:
Summary
Youâve now learned how to create, restore, download and delete backups for WordPress sites with WP Toolkit.
Regular backups make it easier to restore the site if something goes wrong, providing extra security when making changes to the site.