How to Generate a Full Backup in cPanel ?

                 How to Generate a Full Backup in cPanel, And then Download it to your Local Machine ? A full cPanel backup makes a copy of all of your files, email, databases, etc. Once initiated, you must allow the backup time to perform. The server can send you an email to an address you specify once the backup is ready to download. The steps for generating, downloading and restoring a full backup are explained in detail below.

How to generate a full backup in cPanel ?

1. Log into cPanel.
2. In the Files section, click on the Backups icon.
3. Under Full Backup, click Generate/ Download a Full Website Backup.
4. On the next page, select the Home Directory option from the Backup Destination drop-down menu.
5. For Email Address, select whether or not you wish to receive an email notification once the backup is complete. (You may also change the notification email address in the provided field if you wish.)
6. Click Generate Backup.

This will generate the back up for you and place the tar.gz file inside of your home directory. You can then download the backup via cPanel, FTP or SSH.

How to download the backup from cPanel ?

1. Log into cPanel.
2. In the Files section, click on the Backups icon.
3. Under Full Backup, click Generate/ Download a Full Website Backup.
4. Under Backups Available for Download, click the link for the backup file you wish to download.
5. Select a destination on your PC where you would like to save the backup.

How to Restore a Full Backup ?
A full backup must be restored by the root user for the server. Please contact hosting provider if you have shared hosting.

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What is HOT Linking ! How to use Hotlink Protection ?

                Hoy Link protection prevents other websites from directly linking to files and pictures on our website. Other sites will only be able to link to file types that we do not specify.

An example of hot linking. Say I like the image on your website, and I want that image on my site. If I use the full URL of your image on my site, then the image is downloading from your site every time someone looks at my site. This means I am using your bandwidth for the image. When you enable Hot Link Protection, then I cannot steal your bandwidth any more.

To enable OR disable hot link protection, please do the following:
1> Login to cPanel and click HotLink Protection.
2> Make sure the domain name you wish to protect is in the box called "URLs to allow access".
3> In the box called "Block direct access for these extensions", provide the extensions for which you would like to block.
4> We suggest you check the box for "Allow direct requests".
5> Skip the "Redirect request to this URL" box and hit Submit.

Now we have protected our images from being hot-linked. Just be sure that all of our additional domains are in the Hot Link list.