It is important that no matter what kind of site you are running that you keep regular and multiple backups of your site.
As a responsible host, 3001Web does run backups for disaster recovery purposes, but these may not be as frequent as your business may require. We do have options for extra backups should you need them. As well as any remote backups that are done automatically by us, you should also have a copy of your site on your PC you can take and download a backup from your hosting control panel. NOTE: You MUST run the backup as we show you in the video. Keeping full site backups on the servers is against our terms of service and will very quickly use up all your web space.
While our data centres are state of the art and top-spec, what happens if your site gets hacked? Data can be destroyed, all servers use hardware it can fail and data can be lost. These things, while they may be unlikely, are possible. Like every other part of your business, you should have a plan in place for data loss or damage.
Another reason to take regular backups is to update the programmes and plugins that run your site to the latest version. While 99.9% of the time the companies that run WordPress and the various shopping carts get it right, on a rare occasion they could release an update that has issues. If you have no copy of your site, you have nothing to roll back to.
For a few minutes, it takes, this is a habit you really should develop at least once a week. It can save you hours of work and lots of income should anything ever go wrong with your site.
Remember:
- Backing up your site is YOUR responsibility, not ours, while we do keep some backups this is a complimentary service and should not be relied on totally.
- Backup files may not be stored on our servers, it is against our terms of service.
- ALL websites should have multiple backup options and a process in place for taking them.
- If you really want to have a secure backup plan, you can order extra backups here.
