Your Backupalicious.com backup file contains all of the files needed to restore any part of your website. Below are detailed instructions for restoring various parts of your website.

Website files

Your backup file contains all of your website’s files. To restore your website files

1. Extract your backup file to somewhere on your local machine using an archive file viewer like WinRAR.
2. In the extracted directory, find a file called homedir.tar and extract it using an archive file viewer.
3. Find the file or files you wish to restore in the directory structure extracted from homedir.tar
4. Upload the file (or files) to your website using FTP or your cPanel File Manager.

SQL Databases

Your backup file contains all of your website’s files. To restore your website files

1. Extract your backup file to somewhere on your local machine using an archive file viewer like WinRAR.
2. Open the extracted backup directory, then find the .sql file for the database you would like to restore in the mysql sub-directory.
3. Open phpMyAdmin from your site’s cPanel.
4. Click on the Import link in phpMyAdmin.
5. In the “File to Import” section, select your database backup and press the “Go” button to restore your database.

Complete restore

A complete restore can be used to restore your entire website from a backup file. This feature is most useful when moving your website to another host or when you need to completely reset your website for some reason. In most cases, you will need to contact your web host and have them completely restore your website from the backup.