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<\/h1>\nImportance of Backing up Your Website<\/h1>\n
We all know about the importance of taking backup of our website but we don\u2019t because of our laziness or time problem. We must take a weekly or daily backup of our website (according to the updates happening on it). Just think if you have lost your website and you don\u2019t have any backup of it, I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll get scared. If you have an online business and your site gets down, then it simply affects your sales. So taking backup of your website is very-very important.<\/p>\n
Tip:<\/strong> A real case: A Delhi-based education blog lost its site during a hosting migration. They had 200+ articles ranking on Google. Since there was no backup, they lost traffic and leads overnight. The founder said it took 8 months to recover. Today they use daily automated cloud backups costing only \u20b9150\/month.<\/p>\n Taking backup of static websites is really simple. You just need to download your website\u2019s files with the help of some FTP software. There are two ways to download your website\u2019s files and folders from a live server.<\/p>\n Tip:<\/strong> Popular FTP tools include FileZilla, Cyberduck, and WinSCP. Small businesses hosting on shared servers should schedule backups weekly, as static sites rarely change daily.<\/p>\n Log in to your web hosting control panel and there you\u2019ll see an option called files (may be different in different hosting accounts, you can confirm it with your web hosting provider). After clicking on files it\u2019ll show you your domain name or www folder. After clicking on it you\u2019ll be able to access your files, and in the same window you\u2019ll get an option to download your files. Except CGI-BIN folder download every file to your desktop.<\/p>\n Tip:<\/strong> Many hosts like Hostinger, Bluehost, SiteGround allow one-click download or automated backups. A Hyderabad-based blogger avoided complete loss when malware hit because she used cPanel\u2019s auto-backup tool.<\/p>\n Second way of downloading static websites \u2013 second is also not tough. You just need to have software called FileZilla. It\u2019s an open source software and freely available over the net. Just download it and open it. It\u2019ll ask you for an FTP host name, user name and password (confirm these things with your web host). Fill in the appropriate fields and click on connect. After connecting, at the right-hand side menu you\u2019ll see your website\u2019s files and folders. Select all files and folders and then right click on them and you\u2019ll see an option called download. Click on download and your files will start downloading on your computer. After downloading finish you can close the window.<\/p>\n
\nHow to Take Backup of your Website<\/h1>\n
\nTaking Backup of Static Websites<\/h2>\n
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