Restoring archived files
You can selectively restore files from a backup.
If your account has been deleted, you must contact your service provider in order to have your account restored from the archive.
Review the following important notes before you restore files.
If a file by the same name, as the one being restored, exists on your server, the existing file is not replaced or overwritten, in other words, the file is not restored from the backup.
During the restore operation, the backed up file is automatically uncompressed and your working directories and files are updated with the archived content. Do NOT manually uncompress the backed up file to make changes to the archived files and upload them again as a compressed .gz file. If the files in the archive are manually modified, you cannot restore files from the archive again. This is a security measure to ensure that the archived files are not corrupted by malicious scripts.
To restore data from the archive:
In the Shortcuts section of the Home page, click Backup/Restore (Administration section).
On the Backup/Restore submenu, click Restore. The Restore form opens.
To restore, choose one of the following options.
Download. Downloads the file from the archive to your active server.
FTP. Uses the FTP service to restore files from the archive to your active server.
The Download option is appropriate for small files.
In the Select Backup File text box, enter the name of the file that you want to restore from the archive. Alternatively, click Browse to locate the file.
In the Email field, enter the email address at which you want to receive email status notifications. If you do not want to receive email notifications, leave the field blank.
Click Restore. A confirmation dialog opens.
Click OK to proceed with the restore.
FTP is recommended as a faster and more reliable option, especially for large files.
In the FTP Server field, enter the name of the FTP server where you want to restore the data.
In the FTP Login field, enter the user name of your account on the FTP server.
In the FTP Password field, enter the password of your account on the FTP server.
In the FTP Location field, enter the full path to the backup directory on the FTP server from where you want to restore the files. If you leave the field blank, the location will default to your home directory.
In the Email field, enter the email address at which you want to receive email status notifications.
Click Restore. The Restore form opens.
In the Restore form, select the check boxes next to the files you want to restore.
Note: Files split into multiple files during backup can be restored as a single file. Select the multiple files that constitute the original file, then select the Enable Recurse check box (displayed at the end of the file listing).
Click Restore. The status of the restore is conveyed in an email notification sent to the specified email address.