Site backups & restoration

Web hosting backups

The backups protect against human error, hacking and hardware failure. Anthony IT Solutions includes snapshots on its offers web hosting, completed by your manual exports.

3-2-1 strategy adapted to the mutualised: panel backup + local copy + regular restoration test.

What you need

• Offer with snapshots, see panel
• phpMyAdmin
• SFTP
• External storage (PC, cloud)

Automatic panel backups

1. Activation

   Panel → Backups → Plan according to formula.

2. Frequency

   Daily in Hebdo.

3. Detention

   7 to 30 days.

4. Restoration

   Files, BDD or complete in 1 click.

Export manual files

1. SFTP

   Download full public_html.

2. Archive

   Local ZIP dated YYYY-MM-DD.

3. Exclusions

   Optional tmp cover for size.

4. .htaccess

   Include hidden files.

Export MySQL base

1. phpMyAdmin

   Export SQL gzip.

2. Cron

   Cron BDD backup script.

3. Before Daytime

   Always backup before plugin/theme update.

4. Multisite

   One export per base.

External storage

• Don't save only backup on the same server
• Encrypted cloud (Backblaze, S3)
• Offsite physical
• GDPR: personal backup encryption

Restoration

• **Before migration**, see detailed procedures.

1. Panel restores

   Choose date snapshot.

2. Manual import

   SFTP upload + SQL import.

3. WordPress plugins

   UpdraftPlus, Duplicator, complement.

4. Test

   Restore on subdomain staging.

Troubleshooting

• Backup fails quota, Free space, quotas.
• Restore partial, Specify files vs BDD.
• Correct archive, Test unzip before incident.
• No snapshot, Upgrade formula or manual.

Frequently Asked Questions

Recommended frequency ?
Daily car + manual export before changes.

E-mails included?
Snapshots panel or separate IMAP export.

Backup on Google Drive?
Plugins WP or cron + rclone script if SSH.

How much retention ?
30 j panel + local monthly archive.

Related guides

• phpMyAdmin
• Migration
• Cron
• Panel

See also our web hosting offer and all the procedures on wiki web hosting.