When it comes to taking backups of website then there are many ways that come into play. Here are some of the ways for taking backup of your website. You can go through this article and decide on which way suits you better in taking the backup.Help of the hosting provider: Nowadays, almost all the hosting companies provide the facility of taking the backup of your website. You can ask your web host about the time when they take their backup. If you take the help of web host then if you delete the files accidentally then also they can be easily restored.
Backup by Cpanel: This is the best way to take backup of your website, if your website is on a Linux server. Here you would get a control panel for hosting by the name of Cpanel which has the Backup Wizard. With the help of this you can download a compressed file of your website along with the database.
Backup by PHPMyAdmin: It will help you take the backup of your MySQL database. For this you need to login to Cpanel and then go to MySQL databases. From the list you need to select the database that is running on your website and then click the "Export" button. Now click on "select all" and select all the tables and then select "SQL" for getting the output. Then you need to select "gzipped" and click on the "Go" button so that the file is downloaded in your machine. Then save it in a folder known as "backup".Backup by WordPress: WordPress Backup Plug-in is something that will help you take the backup of the database files of the WordPress. However, for this you need to store the plugin files in the plugin folder of your website that is stored in the server. Then the plugin will be activated within the administration panel of your WordPress.
Taking off-line backup: For this you need to get an off-line backup service provider which would help you if the hard disk of your computer crashes. It will help you to restore all your computer files in a new one by downloading them from the Internet.