Drupal Backup

How to Create a Backup of Drupal?

In order to backup your Drupal application you have to:

Step 1: Backup all your files.

Backup all of your files and folders inside your Drupal installation. You can do that by downloading them via your favourite FTP client. You can find our comprehensive FTP tutorial here.

Step 2: Backup/Export your database

Then, you have to export your Drupal database. You can do that by using PHPMyAdmin. Please, check our tutorial on how to backup/restore MySQL database in order to create a backup of your Drupal database.

Please, make sure that you choose the correct database, which your Drupal application uses.

If you are unsure what is the name of the database Drupal uses, you will be able to find it in the drupal_folder/sites/default/settings.php file. You can view this file through cPanel -> File manager.

Well done! Now you have a backup copy of your Drupal system!