How To Backup And Restore Wordpress From Cpanel

[@anonymousistay5079]

Great tutorial, the most important part for me was that you actually deleted the whole website, database and folder which by the way is something that most of us would not do but seeing you do it and restoring everything successfully is what makes your video 100% trustworthy so thank you very much for taking the time to create this tutorial and explaining everything so clearly.

[@wplearninglab]

No problem. I try to make useful and helpful tutorials :) Thanks for letting me know what you like.

[@romanieo]

Geez. One of the best WP upper-level Tuts out there. Like and Subscribed!!!

[@wplearninglab]

Thanks man! Much appreciated :)

[@mustafak4378]

This is the best Wordpress tutorials channel on KZbin. I can't believe this doesn't have more views! Thank you very much for your help, Sir!

[@Alexkrastev]

I don't comment often on videos. This was a really useful tutorial. Thank you.

[@paulomanuelsousa]

Straight to the point without all the bs from other youtube videos... great example of what a good explanation should be. Thanks a lot

[@paulkirk1415]

You just saved my life, I have 27 demo blogs to move to a new server and this works with a couple tweaks because of I am movingto a new host :) thanks so much!

[@HealthglowsNet]

YOU HAVE JUST SAVED MY LIFE. I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, GOD BLESS 🙏

[@wplearninglab]

I’m happy I could help! 😃

[@susantomkin1879]

Bjorn, another great tutorial!!! Easy to follow instructions - NO plugins needed. I'm always excited to get your new video notifications!!!

[@wplearninglab]

I'm always a fan of not using too many plugins :) Thanks for your continued viewership Susan, I appreciate it and I hope the videos I make will continue to be useful for you!

[@mariosufave8863]

Thank you so much, just came across your video and its helped me to restore my staging site without having to purchase a plugin.

[@gracegraham8722]

You saved my website! Thank you for this video!!

[@wplearninglab]

That's awesome Grace! But it was you who saved your website, I simply showed you the way :)

[@drunclelouieangel5453]

I see why you are like an undefeated champion at 61-0 likes. Now you are 62-0. Great video and easy to understand. Thanks!

[@dozieweon]

The best tutorial you will get anywhere!!! Just so apt and brilliant

[@zandarmohamed9989]

So useful information and easiest steps that I have never seen before, thank you from 2022

[@wplearninglab]

I'm happy I could help Zandar! The migration method in this video has worked the same way since 2008 and I bet it will keep working the same way for a long time.

[@MildExplosion]

This was super helpful! Thanks for the walk through :)

[@erwinmaningat6131]

Love it! Please keep the videos coming. Love and blessings to you and yours.

[@makewithmegan]

AMAZING. Exactly what I needed, thank you for sharing your expertise with a succinct, clear tutorial!

[@wplearninglab]

I’m happy I could help Megan, thanks for watching!

[@paganmin8557]

thanks u helped me. i migrated my site to new host and used this technique and it worked

[@stephenfischer5322]

This was a great and easy to follow tutorial! Thanks for showing this in a straightforward manner. Will def look into other stuff of yours as I use wordpress moving forward.

[@artkiko4460]

i really enjoy your tutorials. you're a great instructor and you don't add cheesy music, which is a plus for me. i'm going to try this method. currently i use All-in-One Migration and Updraft Plus. they both work great but when i do a restore, i'm expecting everything to be wiped out and replaced by the restore file but this is not the case. have you used either of those and is this cpanel method your go-to backup/restore method? with your method, i know i'll get a perfect restore because i'm replacing the entire folder. you mentioned that it's not possible to zip via FTP, but actually it IS possible. i use Transmit (Mac) and after setting up SFTP, i can send commands to zip and extract - pretty cool! lastly: at 9:09 after restoring the DB, you said it "looks pretty similar to what we had before" but i think you meant to say that it looks EXACTLY like it did when it was backed up, right? thanks for the great tutorial!

[@wplearninglab]

I use Updraft Plus quite a bit because I have lots of sites to manage and I can automated the backups with UP and MainWP. I have a tutorial for my current backup procedure here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2XJeJeepdalpKM The process in that video is best suited for people with multiple sites under their management. This manual backup method was my go to for a long time. And if I'm doing any major work on a site I make a manual backup like this as well as a plugin-based backup. I hope that helps, let me know if you have any further questions. Thanks for watching!

[@mehmetkaraata4999]

You are a god send! few minor changes... zipping larger files...being patient! Creating a new database...making sure database, username, password & host name all match in wp_options & wp-config.php..getting 'database error' messages trying to open the website...hey It's my first time migrating, can't be perfect!... since I had to create a new database, the host name will change and the information for your host name is under your hosting plan service where it will show you your DNS aswell...Be patient guys.. make notes of what you have done already to quickly change if necessary. I have realised most backup/restore plugins will backup but won't restore, so we have no choice than to do this manually in most cases. Good luck!!

[@collinlau5579]

Can I know if I only want to backup my main website and not the add on domains that I have. what are the files I need to take note of? thanks

[@coramarcu3741]

This is an excellent walkthrough explanation, thank you! Really appreciate the work! 👐

[@davidromero7823]

Excellent video !! Thank you very much, I have a doubt, your site is so light, my backup is 1.5 gb, It's because I use a multipurpose theme, do I have to use a lightweight? What theme do you use? Help please

[@cheslinscheepers2547]

Excellent tutorial, straight to the point and so relevant. Thank you.

[@wplearninglab]

You're welcome Cheslin, thanks for watching! Let me know if you have any questions :)

[@kandaman304]

Great video Bjorn! You make it soo easy to follow.

[@wplearninglab]

Thanks Kandaman and thanks for watching!

[@castillelarkin]

Great tutorial, thanks! For those who were over about 50% of disk capacity like, me, you'll have to zip and download and delete zip folders in smaller chunks. Or delete some files. I had some large old backup files on my server disk that I downloaded and then deleted. Made all the difference!

[@AnthonyVasquezEndZz]

This particular tutorial is awesome, would be cool if you made one to show how to migrate it to bitnami or some other local WP site to test big site changes before doing them on a live site!

[@pinkshortcomedy]

Great video! Thanks a lot. I just have one question: if, for example, I do have a broken website after an update (all the files aren't deleted they're just broken yeah) what do I do? Do I manually delete them in CPanel and do what you did here (same with database, delete everything, restore) or is there a better way to do it?

[@wplearninglab]

Hey Zoya, Good question. I would make a backup of the files and database that are broken (weird right?). Just in case the back you're restoring to doesn't work and you've deleted the broken files then you'll be really up the creek. If that happens, something may be salvageable from the broken files. So, backup the broken files and database and make the file name of the back as such. Then delete all the broken files and database and restore the good backup. I hope that helps!

[@ringoze]

Thanks! Is backing up via Cpanel 'backup wizard' same as manually copying public folder?

[@WayneMoran]

Great video. Very helpful. I have a backup of all my site files, but I do not have the database. Do I have any hope of restoring? Is it possible my cpanel full backup has the db files in it?

[@wplearninglab]

Hi Wayne, Without the database you're up the creek :( In a cPanel host, the WordPress databases are created in the MySQL Database cPanel app. And in cPanel you generally use phpMyAdmin to access the WordPress database. So if you have a full cPanel backup, you might be able to get your databases via one of those apps. May I ask what happened? Did your host close up shop or did a website developer lock you out or something?

[@WayneMoran]

@@wplearninglab Thanks for your answer. That is what I thought. No, my host is still there. I have some kind of security issue. Someone, I don't know who. is restoring old stuff on me, whenever they want. So I lose like 2 weeks of work. So I have multiple things to do. Totally secure my site. and then back up after everything that I do on the site.

[@WayneMoran]

@@wplearninglab I am currently using BlueHost. How are they for security? What is the host you recommend? What is the fastest easiest way to get my site moved??

[@johncummings8788]

Great video! I agree, always best to understand what the plugin is doing before just having blind faith in the plugin. So, in theory could you also use this process to change webhosting companies? Do the restore on the new webhost?

[@wet-dropprinting8524]

Awesome video thank you. Can I backup my website and upload this entire backup onto a new domain or does this backup only work on the same domain that it was downloaded from?

[@wplearninglab]

Great question! The backup as it is will only work on the same domain you're using. You can *usually* do a little editing to make it work on any domain though. You can unzip your backup and open the .sql file in a text editor like Sublime Text. (Sublime Text is free, but it pops up a request for $20 every once in a while. You can close that request and keep using it.) Inside the SQL file you can search for your domain name and replace every instance of it with new domain you want to move the site to. But, if any of your plugins are serialized (which isn't that common), then they are tied to your domain with no easy way to change it in the database. It maybe be easier to use a plugin like All-In-One WP Migration to move your site. The version has an upload size limit, so if you're site is too big you would have to upgrade to the paid version. I hope that helps!

[@vixsaldo]

This is awesome...just did backing up my wordpress site...Thanks mate!

[@AllforONE-AhadunAhad]

Great tutorial! Well done and thank you so much for your help. Truly appreciate.

[@wplearninglab]

You’re welcome Sanjin, I'm happy to help. Thanks for watching!

[@DhirajBhaleraoAcademy]

can this method can be used for transferring website to other hosting?

[@bizkitpark1992]

Your tutorial is straight to the point. Thank you for your effort!

[@mgschak]

What do you think of JetBackup for WordPress?

[@mikeydubs_tv]

Amazing video. One question about the database. Do we not have to worry about user credentials for exporting and importing? It seemed to not care at all eh?

[@JDMian]

Sir Bjorn You are good as always.

[@wplearninglab]

Thanks Mix and thanks for watching!

[@nagbhushankumbar6411]

Its very easy way to take backup....Thank You Sir

[@petrarentrop399]

Thanks so much ... very clear and easy to follow tutorial. I was moving an existing website to a new server and I found it easier/simpler to use the Mysql Wizard to import the data-base file and create a new user and inputting existing user/pass from wp-config file instead of creating a new database altogether.

[@oberaij]

Is it working if you are using a wordpress site built on Elementor page builder?

[@helm3073]

Hi..what if you're not able to backup then SQL files. Is there a way to still get the website back if u only have the wp backup on the file manager ?

[@leehoanggg]

The one and only backup method i need, thank you.

[@firstvideo6339]

Strangely, you were deleting your database in 2019, and MY HEART is racing as I watch this in 2022:)

[@AysProPlugins]

You can also do the backup from the WordPress dashboard. I'd suggest Updraft WordPress Backup Plugin, a couple of clicks, and voilà. Thanks for the video!

[@davehamel9298]

Very good presentation. The last two minutes were particularly interesting. What to do when the WP install has been botched and you need to start over. What to do when the hosting company goes bust and another outfit inherits hosting of your site. Those are real problems.

[@benayazadok241]

sir i have question. Do the website cant be accessed/down if u do full backup with backup wizard cpanel?

[@yogeshjangid270]

hey, can you please make a video on "how to add a vertical featured product carousel in the sidebar in wordpress site?

[@ezehstanley1]

Please even if it's not a WordPress website, can I still do same for a php script website

[@ryanbackherms1086]

I used these instructions and the video for switching hosting to get my site 90% restored. However, my plugins and photos are not restored. Do you have any idea of what could be causing plugins and images to not load? A little background, I made a backup of my site 6 months ago using cpanel on siteground. I'm trying to restore that backup on siteground now, but they switched from cpanel to site tools. I was able to get the pages to populate. However, the plugins and photos wont load.

[@hlapoint]

Great video man!!! keep it up.

[@FTAANGU]

Can this work if the back up is to be uploaded to another domain name?

[@wplearninglab]

I most cases yes. Some plugins will "serialize" the domain name they're installed on. Meaning the domain name is coded into the plugin code when you install it. I haven't run into that too often. The solution is using a backup plugin like WPVivid (see video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ep2ceGyYa9-nqtE) which will take of the serialized plugins. Or when you restore the site to the new domain you can delete any plugins that are causing problem and reinstall them. I hope that helps :) Let me know if you have any further questions. Thanks for watching!

[@3rdtwirl494]

hi. i have a situation :) my domain was redirected to siteground. my hosted content is still with godaddy. i have access to the cpanel but eeven in the file manager i dont see the actual name of the domain. just its sub domains. do i just take the entire files or can i locate the last back up before this mess and do what yoe do here to migrate the contents.

[@wplearninglab]

If you're GoDaddy account is unchanged, it maybe easiest to redirect your domain back to GoDaddy? Then you can make a backup and import more easily to SiteGround? There is also a good chance the site will work if you transfer all the files and database from GoDaddy to SiteGround.

[@dodgewagen]

Thank you! Short, clear and pretty well explained!

[@KamalKumar-ft7vp]

Great, point to point Explanation- Thanks

[@wplearninglab]

Thanks Kamal and thanks for watching!

[@zahidaraeesi]

Thanks for sharing a great tutorial. I liked your professional approach.

[@your_arno]

Really thank you so much...That's really a great tutorial. You helped me a lot . Thanks.

[@Pacasmayo2day]

i have my website backed up in a zip file but i did not know to backup the sql file for the database. is it possible to pull the data (sql database) from the zip file. i no longer have the original cpanel access. i have new namecheap hosting now.

[@warriorgamingpoint]

how to only restore image backup? I have a backup named as uploads and i want to restore images from this backup. how can i do this?

[@kelvinotieno4381]

Thanks so much for this...saved me a lot of time

[@najuwo]

can we migrating the domain to the new one without doing this but only using the updraft plugin?

[@wplearninglab]

Hi Najwa, You can migrate sites with the updraft plus plug-in only if you have the migrator add-on. Here's info on that: updraftplus.com/migrator/. For migrating a site I recommend the WPVivid backup plugin. The reason is the free version will migrate sites without size limitations. The only limitation will be whether your hosting server will allow sites of the size you're migrating. I have a tutorial for it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/emLEipWXrqujnLc The All-in-One WP Migration plugin is great, but it has file size limitations in the free version. I have a tutorial for that one here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGWYfGWGjrh0o9E The Duplicate plugin also works well, but again, it has a file size limitation in the free version. I have a tutorial for that one here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZzNcqt3aZ2Gd5o I hope that helps :) Let me know if you have any further questions. Thanks for watching!

[@najuwo]

@@wplearninglab so is WPVivid backup plugin can also be used to backup data if we want to recreate hosting account ? As recreating the hosting will affect the data.

[@wplearninglab]

WPVivid is a backup plugin, a migration plugin and a staging plugin all in one. I'm not sure what you mean by 'recrete hosting account.' You can definitely move sites from one hosting account to another. Check out the video, I explain all of it.

[@najuwo]

@@wplearninglab I understand, thank you very much for responding. I appreciate it. I enjoy your tutorial it's an eye opener of what am I doing currently :) Not everyone can reply as fast as you've done to your viewers. Thanks for the great tutorial!

[@mahavirparmar6965]

After changing hosting can we upload backup through backup wizard of c panel!?

[@BennyOnZrouZ]

i transferred my website from one domain to the other but the pages built through brizy did not transfer, like the pages were transferred but the data in them was not, what do i do?

[@linda_sue]

Thanks, Bjorn! Can I trigger the cron if I visit my own site or visit as incognito?

[@wplearninglab]

Hi Linda, Yep, that would work. You can also use a Ninja trick. You can set up a free uptime monitor that visits your site every 5 minutes to make sure it's still online. That uptime visit will also trigger the Cron. I have a video explaining how to do that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJame4V4r5uUeZY I hope that helps, let me know if you have any further questions. Thanks for watching!

[@linda_sue]

@@wplearninglab Oh, that sounds like an excellent trick! Thank you for the link to it! Happy me!

[@wplearninglab]

You’re welcome Linda! Good luck :)

[@akhaqan]

Excellent work, thanks, learned a lot of new things.

[@wplearninglab]

You’re welcome Amer, thanks for watching!

[@akhaqan]

@@wplearninglab Although you had touched upon difference between files (public html) & DB (myPHP admin), I still am not clear. Any tutorial specifically on it would be appreciated. Thanks

[@waynoswaynos]

legendary tutorial, thank you

[@emmanuellekwa13]

hello Bjorn great tut. how do i specify a new wp-admin username and pass if for example i forgot my old wp admin login, and why im restoring it to a new domain. thanks

[@mariuscautis8892]

Life saver ! Thanks for this video !

[@m.sajidakhtar5547]

Hello Sir. I hope you're doing good. I've a question. Can I use the new database with the Zip file? Actually, I backed-up my whole website on Zip file but could not backup my database.

[@mediaguy50]

Excellent only one suggestion and that is to do these walk though a bit slower so it is easier to understand and be careful that everything is as it appears to be. There are no load or time limits so why rush. Thanks again for a great video.

[@danieldunnet394]

Hi there, this is a great video. I'm trying to leave siteground as the renewal cost is too expensive for me right now. Can I download the Wordpress files as shown here and upload them to another web-host provider later on?

[@101touchapps]

its 2022 and am here. thank!!!!! woohooo! new follower. do you by chance know how i can remove the /wp from my website? thanks

[@arieldumapias5384]

Awesome Tutorial, Very clean!

[@wplearninglab]

Thanks Ariel and thanks for watching!

[@CssDescomplicado]

How can I restore only one page? I changed my site and I'd like to undo the changes restoring that page.

[@innocentgaffar4048]

Thank you so much for this valuable video!!

[@jibandip423]

Superb! I permanently deleted plugins file, let me suggest how to restore this plugin or getting the lost plugin list

[@rocketsheets]

This helps me a lot 💪 thank you so much for sharing you knowledge

[@wplearninglab]

You’re welcome, thanks for watching!

[@levanfirst2574]

thanks man, I guess backup plugins are not needed any more :)

[@alanwin6680]

Hi, Nice video! Have you tried using softaculous backups and staging features which I think it's available on all cPanel hosting providers? Just wandering pros and cons since I need to full backup a news WP site. I will appreciate your feedback. Thank you!

[@jauresmagloire7407]

Great video! You mentioned uploading file sizes that are bigger than the max limit. I'm currently facing that issue and it's been a thorn on my foot. I want to transfer a website to another hoster which is siteground, but the max I can upload is 512 MG. However my file is 750MG, please can you advise me on how to solve this without having to pay extra money? Thanks

[@AnthonyDOrtiz]

I did everything you did but my website still is not coming back :/ ... could I be doing something wrong? I switched hosting from Hostgator to Google domains. Google domains makes you use bluehost in order to create your website when hostgator just lets you download wordpress. So i'm not sure if there's any extra steps since i have gone from hostgator to GoogleD.

[@milindck]

My file manager does not support compress/extract zip files. How do I backup and restore? Also there is a 10MB per file limit for download/upload.

[@gigoclick6419]

Excellent information, you are a star.

[@krazeemonkee]

if one had saved a full account backup in cpanel for domain~a + is trying to move that site to domain~b, would deleting all the contents of domain~b within file manager + replacing them w/ the full site backup of domain~a theoretically work? i tried this while also changing the wp-config file to point at the new database {as outlined in this great tutorial} but still the old website on the new domain isn't loading ~ might there just be more files that i'd have to edit to convert the pointing of the old domain + database to the new? p.s. this was an incredibly insightful + straightforward tutorial w/ the humongous bonus of the database creation/rerouting at the end 👌🏽

[@miladinseratlic4565]

How to know what is the *size of website .zip archive* bcs it's being saved on server before download? Right? I don't know how and why but i got a task in company where i'm working to maintain their website! I know some of the WP but for some reason updraft stop working and there was a phishing attack. I managed to fix it so I would like to make a backup of current website content. WHAT will happen if i get disk space full?

[@notebookrelaxation7437]

Thanks for your video, liked and subscribed.

[@wilsonvicente5147]

Is the restore process the same as migrating to a new host after installing wordpress?

[@LATESTWEALTH]

nice explanation.. thank you for guiding

[@wplearninglab]

You’re welcome, thanks for watching!

[@JohnMelville01]

Having made a full backup using Cpanel, I notice that you cannot restore it using Cpanel, so apart from migrating a web site, what use is it?

[@chipped]

Thank you, worked perfectly 👌

[@khateeb_8]

can I download all the public_html files for backup ..?? because I don't know which file is main

[@wplearninglab]

Hi Shaik, Yes you can, but then you'll have to replace the entire public_html folder when you restore. If you're okay with that, then it's fine. Are you planning on backing up all the databases, or do you know which is the correct one?

[@khateeb_8]

@@wplearninglab i dont know which is the correct one..??

[@tecnodev947]

Hi, I am gonna fix a hacked wordpress with javascript . Question is.. it's posible to make a backup, install last wordpress and the restore only the content..without hacked files? I mean.. to not search wich file it's affected.. The content it's separate from setting and general files that could be affected? or the content may be affected to?

[@reginaldbrooks2981]

My host somehow managed to delete my MySQL databases to several of my WordPress sites and subsequently I got database errors when trying to launch the site or sign in to WordPress. I can still access the WordPress files in my file manager and all the theme data, upload, etc is still there. Do you know of a way to restore site without the SQL database, even a partial restore?

[@sehablamarketing]

First of all KUDOS for an amazing channel full of easy to follow and super useful information 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I have a question after watching the video, is it possible to use the same technique to clean a site that's been hacked? Can I zip download all the site and Database to my desktop computer, run a malware scan and after is cleaned, upload it again? Is that possible? Would it work? Thank you for all the great work you share with us ✨✨✨

[@raywebb2477]

So you are in your host company control panel not the WordPress cpanel?

[@wplearninglab]

Hi Ray, that's right, the host's cpanel. Are you have trouble finding it?

[@raywebb2477]

Nope... I know just where I left it. I just didn’t get that when I watched your tutorial. I did however recognize where you were even if it wasn’t clear from the video

[@HenryReyes9]

Amazing tutorial... helped me a lot

[@wplearninglab]

I’m happy I could help Henry, thanks for watching!

[@EatThisNY]

This is super helpful for someone who is very much a novice like me. I am having a problem though. Hoping someone can help me. When I try to compress all the files through File Manager, it just keeps running and never completes. I am able to compress some individual files, but none of the folders. I have left it going for days thinking it might take some time. But it never completes. Any ideas or help is greatly appreciated.

[@navpreetsingh7574]

Awesome.. its was really a superb essy video. keep up the good work.. thumbs up from india.. :)

[@MrGrowproductions]

But what if you don't have database file??? How do you upload website???

[@ReelyboredJon]

Is there a way I might be able to extract and view posts from a backup file without actually restoring? My website was reconfigured and its contents were not put back in but I have the backup file and want to be able to browse through the backup files. Is there a way to do this?