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How to make a full backup of Host C Panel

After buying hosts in Iran or abroad, it is time to design and launch the site. Since unforeseen problems may occur in this route, it is better to make full backups of your hosts regularly and store backups in critical situations. In this educational video from the knowledge base of the Fa host, we have decided on how to make a full backup of all C-Panel host information so that you can then make a full backup of all your C-Panel and website information and make it. Please keep it for emergencies, or create a direct download link from all the information on your site host for a full backup.

Topics covered in this tutorial include:

  • Learn how to back up C Panel
  • How to download a backup file from the host

Learn how to back up C Panel

First, by learning how to enter C-Panel, we enter the C-Panel host of our website and click on the backup wizard option in the files section.

C-panel backup tutorial

You will see a page similar to the one below.

C-panel backup tutorial

On this page, C Panel shows us two sections. The first part is from the left for backups, and the next option is for restoring the prepared backups. Because we have decided to back up the host C panel from the backup section on the left, we click on the blue backup button.

How to make a full backup of Host C Panel

On the next page, you will be notified that the backup copy you are preparing contains four general sections:

  • the home directory: We can back up all the files and directories in our host file manager through this option.
  • Mysql databases, through which we can selectively back up any of our host databases and access the output files of the database.
  • Email forwarder configurations: With this option, we can also make a backup of the types of email referrals in the host or the filters that we set for incoming emails in the C panel.
  • Email filter configurations: In this section, you can make backups of the filters set on the host emails.

⚫🔴 Important Note: From the Select Partial Backup section, you can also download the different C-panel backups that you have prepared separately. For example, the backed-up databases will be downloaded by clicking on the Mysql databases option.

Since we want to back up all the contents of our website host, including both site files and all databases, and all email account settings, we have to click on the Full Backup button. Click full backup blue. You will now be taken to a page similar to the one below.

C-panel backup tutorial

Now you need to apply the settings according to the following description:

  • From the Generate a Full Backup section, ensure that the Backup Destination is set to the home directory.
  • From the Email Address section, we must note the correct email address in this field. Of course, the main host’s email address is included in this field by default, and its use is that when the backup process is complete, the host C panel sends an email to that address and says that your backup is ready.
  • If we select the Do not send email notification of backup completion option, even after the end of the backup process, the C-panel will not send any email to inform us about the end of the backup process.

In the final step, to start the backup process, click on the blue generate backup button to see this blue message. Seeing this message means that the backup process has started, and after the backup process is complete, backup is present. An email will be sent to the default address of the host administrator for information.

C-panel backup tutorial

You should know that the larger the size of the files and information on your host, the longer it takes for your full backup to be ready. Yes, but the important point is that after the full backup is present, this backup will be located in the home path of the C-Panel host file manager, so we also click on the C-panel icon from above to enter the main control panel home page, and now from In the file section, click on the file manager tool, which is the main part of managing files inside the host.

Upload in C Panel

And as we know, we are automatically redirected to the home path of our host’s file manager, but if the host redirects you to the public_html path by default, to see the full backup file from the menus on the left side of the main directory, home, go to, In this case, click to enter the home path of Host C Panel,

C-panel backup tutorial

Now I will go down a bit, and as you can see, this is a full backup of our website information, and as can see. The volume of our backups is about 832MB.

cpanel-full-backup

If you enter this page immediately after pressing the backup button and see that your full backup volume is in kilobytes and has not reached the normal size, your full backups are not complete yet, and you have to wait longer for this volume. The file will reach megabytes or even gigabytes, and you will receive an email announcing the end of the full backup process from the hosts.

How to download a backup file from Host C Panel

Now, by right-clicking on this file and pressing the download button, you will be able to download this full backup and save it to your computer. But if you want to make a direct download link from this full backup and give that link to another person, you have to go through a series of special steps that we recommend you to do as best as possible. Files in C Panel so that you can then provide the full backup download link of your hosting information to your friends or another hosting company.

Note that you can use a storage space to store your backups. You can make adjustments so that a backup copy of your entire site and database is stored in the backup host regularly, such as every Saturday. This way, there is no need for manual backups.

In the next tutorial, how to restore the backups taken in C Panel so that after that, if there is a problem in your site and you are not able to solve that problem, the full backups will be displayed on your website host. Return to make your site exactly like the first day, so join us and see more video tutorials about the C Panel, one of the most popular control panels of hosting. For more information, you can read all of our tutorials for free.