Hosting, domains and email
Most site owners find out their backups do not work on the day they need one. The host's backup was overwritten, the plugin only saved the database, or the only copy was on the same server that failed. I set up automatic backups stored away from your server, test restoring them, and write down exactly how to get the site, store and email back if the worst happens.
Website backup and disaster recovery by Harsh Prajapati, freelance web developer in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, working with clients across India and worldwide.
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Guides
Hosting and infrastructure9 min read
That ₹69 a month hosting plan needs a four-year prepayment and renews at several times the price. Here is how first-term offers, renewals and add-ons really add up.
Hosting and infrastructure8 min read
Moving host does not have to mean a broken site or lost email. The order that works: lower TTL, back up, copy, test privately, switch DNS, then check everything before cancelling the old plan.
Hosting and infrastructure9 min read
The ten checks that keep a website VPS out of trouble, from SSH keys and a firewall to automatic security updates, a private database and backups stored somewhere else.
FAQs
Usually not on their own. Host backups are often kept for a short time, stored on the same infrastructure and not easy to restore yourself. A second, off-site backup that you control is the safe setup.
At least daily for most business sites, and more often for stores and sites that take bookings, because every order since the last backup could be lost. Sites that rarely change can be backed up less often.
Yes, if a usable backup exists. I restore a clean copy, check it for the problem that caused the loss, and get it back online. If there is no clean backup, I clean the site instead.
I work at USD 10 to 15 an hour, or for a fixed written quote agreed before work starts. Small fixes are billed by the hour; setups and migrations get a fixed price after a short look at your accounts. Storage for off-site backups is a small cost paid to the storage provider. Backups are also part of every website care plan.
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