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Site Panel CP is a commercially available application that runs on your PC and allows you to do either a manual backup of your entire hosting account, or, in conjunction with Windows Scheduler, a fully automated scheduled backup. It is the perfect way to protect your online investment.

In the event of an online failure (either of the application files or associated databases) it is a simple thing to restore you entire site via your hosting account’s cPanel restore facility. Note that Site Backup CP can only be used in conjunction with hosting accounts that use cPanel for their administration. This is the case with all hosting accounts set up by TOSD.

Setting up a manual Backup set with Site Backup CP.

Step 1:
Visit  http://www.tech-pro.net/site-backup-cp.html to download and install a trial copy of Site Backup CP. When you are satisfied with it you can register it. After installation make a note as to where the program was installed for later use. It will be something like: “C:\Program Files\SiteBackupCP\backupcp.exe”  Finders_Complete

Step 2:

Run the application and from the first window click ‘Add’ site and fill out the site URL and cPanel login details – contact TOSD if you are not sure of these. Click OK to save.

Step 3:

Now ‘Add’ a Backup set. This is where you tell Site Backup CP what you want to backup, and where to back it up to. If you are not sure of your database names contact TOSD. Note that the Home directory refers to all application files – the databases will usually hold all website content. For a complete backup you will need to check the Home directory and enter all associated databases. Aliases and Filters are associated with your hosting account’s email setup. Check these also.

After you click OK to save you will be able to do a manual backup by selecting a Backup Set clicking the  ‘Backup’ button.

Setting up an automated scheduled backup with Site Backup CP

To set up a scheduled backup select a Backup set, click ‘Schedule’ and fill in your details (below).

Step 1:

Note 1: In order to set up a schedule you will need to have a Windows User account and Password. (if Windows prompts you to enter a password on boot up, you have one)

Note 2:  depending on your Windows setup this may or may not work! If it doesn’t it will generate the following message::

This is not a problem – simply open the Windows Scheduler (Control Panel / Scheduled Tasks) and proceed as per Step 2 below.

Step 2:

Go to Windows Scheduler (Control Panel / Scheduled Tasks) and click ‘Add Scheduled Task’. Select the application to run from the drop down list (in this case CP Site Saver) and then decide how often you want the backup to run. Click ‘Next’.

Step 3:

Select the time of day and the other details. These will vary depending to the frequency you chose in the last step (daily, weekly, monthly etc)

Step 4:

When the Wizard has completed you may need to open up the Backup schedule set (just double click on the icon in Windows Scheduler), go to the Task tab and check the Run and Start in entries. In the above example the Run entry was: “C:\Program Files\SiteBackupCP\backupcp.exe”  Finders_Complete