Backing up data from one or all domains

You can back up your data from one or all the domains residing on your WEBppliance. Backing up a domain saves all domain data and domain settings (such as email settings and security settings) to a separate FTP server. You must have FTP access to back up data using Backup/Restore Manager.

- Important: The backup backs up your domain data; however, it does not back up any MySQL databases. Please use phpMyAdmin to back up your MySQL databases.

# Before you begin

Before you begin backing up domains, have the following information ready.

- The name of the FTP server to which you want to save the data

- Your FTP login user name and password to log onto the FTP server

- The directory path of the backup directory on the FTP server

# Creating a backup

To create a backup:

1. Open the Backup/Restore Manager.

2. In the Backup/Restore Manager menu, click Site Backup. The Site Backup form opens.

3. In the Select Site field, click the arrow and from the list, choose only one of the following.

- All - To back up all domains residing on your WEBppliance.

- <name of the domain> - To back up only that domain.

4. In the FTP Server field, enter the name of the FTP server you want to use as the backup server.

5. In the FTP Login field, enter the login user name to the FTP server.

6. In the FTP Password field, enter the login password to the FTP server.

7. In the Password (confirm) field, enter the login password again.

8. In the FTP Location field, enter the directory path of the directory on the FTP server you want to use as the backup directory. If you want to save your files to the home directory on the FTP server, leave the field blank.

9. Note: If the specified directory does not exist, the backup fails and an error message appears.

9. In the Email field, enter the email address where you want to receive email status notifications. If you do not want to receive email notifications, leave the field blank.

10. Click Backup.