How to backup your website

[felgall]

That is curious since when my site was hacked I called tech support and they told me they did not have a backup. Hmmm ...

The backups BlueHost make are for their own use in recovering the server when things go wrong that they are responsible for. It is always best that you have your own backups for those occasions where things go wrong that you are responsible for.

[friky19]

The backups BlueHost make are for their own use in recovering the server when things go wrong that they are responsible for. It is always best that you have your own backups for those occasions where things go wrong that you are responsible for.

So, bluehost should respond to this:

http://www.bluehostforum.com/showpos...6&postcount=39

[felgall]

Never done a backup...I thought BlueHost is doing the backup for us.

Bluehost do backups of your site for their benefit eg if the box crashes completely and they need to restore all the sites from that box onto a new one. All of the files from all the sites on that computer could potentially be jumbled together on the backup. Also you have no way of telling when they take a backup. Basically their requirements for keeping backups of your site are different from your requirements for keeping a backup of your site. If you were to accidentally delete some files from your site and then asked Bluehost to restore them for you then if they were able to locate a suitable backup and restore it for you then they would be justified in charging you for that service since you are taking staff away from their regular responsibilities to perform a task that is really your responsibility.

For static wweb pages you are best to create them using a web editor on your computer and then upload the finished pages to your site. Doing this means that you already have a copy of all of the static content on your own computer and only need to have a backup plan for the database content.

Most of my site is static and so I usually only take a database backup only every couple of weeks.

NEVER RELY ON SOMEONE ELSE BACKING UP YOUR DATA FOR YOU - ALWAYS TAKE YOUR OWN BACKUPS. With your own backups you are in control.

[Hamjat]

Good to know. I will definitely make it a habit to backup my sites now.

[mantisinc]

I have already backed my website up twice...always a good idea
Thanks for the head up though, didn't realise cPanel had an auto backup function.

[larryd]

Never done a backup...I thought BlueHost is doing the backup for us.

Several years ago the IT department of a major New England bank responded to a request for the backup of a Microsoft Access application as of the previous business day, one week prior to that and two weeks prior. All of the backup files they gave us were duplicates of the most current, corrupt file. Their much vaunted "nightly backup" over wrote prior backups! IT never admitted fault nor offered to remediate their process.

I created a utility to automatically compact, repair and backup every Access application as soon as it was closed. That not only assured backups, it brought the frequency of file corruption down sifnigicantly.

The message to take away is that you should trust no one with your data: not your mother, not Bluehost, not anybody; until you have validated the process by actual test.

-Larry-

[zenne]

seems good

[microbyte]

Is there any Script/Program that'll automatically do backups?

I liked the System Backup thing, but is it possible to make that automatic or something?

Thanks!

[betiryan]

Unless things have changed in the last 6 months or so, if your account is >4gb, the system backup will not work. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but the last time I went to do a system backup, I got and error, called BH and was told that my account is too large to do a system backup.

I a monthly backup for my pubic_html and one for my coppermine gallery if I've added any pics. It is of course ftp'd to an external hard drive.

Beti
http://vetstribute.com

[packermanvn]

Everyone should backup their sites regularly! It's quick and easy and will give you peace of mind. Login into cPanel (www.yourdomain.com/securecontrolpanel) and follow this instructional video.

http://bluehost.com/demo/cpanel_xskin_backup.htm

Then keep your files in a safe place. You should keep your files in several places just in case. (Home, Work and somewhere offsite)

Mozy is a great tool that will automatically encrypt and backup your files off of your hard drive. It's free and really easy to use. The free account comes with 2GB of space! Also check out the referral program. The more people you get to sign up, the more space you get. (If you feel so inclined, you can sign up with my referral ID, M3AH46 and you will get an extra 256mb! )

My data over 20GB, I cant backup full. backup daily not have full all my data which I need