How to Back Up My Web Pages
- 1). Go to your C-panel or web hosting Admin area. Select the option to back up your files.
- 2). Download your web files to your computer using an FTP tool. Create a special file that is easy to find. Burn them to a disk or save them to an external hard drive so you have a hard copy.
- 3). Create a dump file for your MySQL database. Go to the "phpMyAdmin" tool in the C-panel.
- 4). Select the database you need from the drop-down menu. Click on "Export," and click "Save File" to save the database to your computer. Back up more than one database by selecting "Export," then click each database you want to save.
- 5). Click "Add Table." Select "Go" to begin exporting the database. A download window will ask you where you want to save the database on your computer, and you can select your preferred location.
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