November 13, 2006
Backing up your website with FileZilla
For security reasons it is necessary to perform a backup of your website. Take a look at the following example.
Backup on the flyVisit with your browser the administration area of your website. Click on “Backup on the fly”.
Double-click Double-click the FileZilla symbol on your machine.
Connect to default site with FileZilla Connect to default site with FileZilla.
Backup file contains website’s files FileZilla establishes an SSL encrypted connection to the remote site.
The backup file is prepared. It has the filename extension “.tgz”. The backup file contains all folders and files of the website. It doesn’t contain the MySQL database.
Double-click the backup file to start the download.
Transferring from remote to local site At the moment,14% of the backup file are transferred from the remote site to the local site.
Backup file About an hour later, the transfer from the remote site to the local site is complete. The backup file is now located at the Windows XP desktop.
The complete backup file may be burned to CD or DVD.
