{"id":42740,"date":"2019-05-29T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T15:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=42740"},"modified":"2021-11-19T01:32:55","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T06:32:55","slug":"how-to-restore-just-one-part-of-your-site-from-a-website-backup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/how-to-restore-just-one-part-of-your-site-from-a-website-backup\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Restore Just One Part of Your Site From a Website Backup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\nIn this article, we&#8217;re going to show you how to restore just one part of your site using a website backup.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\">Remember, when it comes to restoring your site,  you have a lot of options. In this article, we&#8217;re doing partial backups. You also have emergency backups and full website backups. Knowing your full backup options is the most important part of proper website maintenance.\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"website-backup-may-save-you\"><a id=\"orgafecb64\"><\/a>Your Website Backup May Save You<\/h2>\n<p>\nIn most cases, you may not require a full website backup in order to restore just one part of your site. We&#8217;re going to show you a few ways to get back content you may have altered or deleted.\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-restore-database\"><a id=\"org08c05be\"><\/a>How to Restore a Database<\/h2>\n<p>\nMost websites rely on a database in order to generate dynamic content. If you&#8217;re using a WordPress website, you have a database that controls virtually <i>all<\/i> of the content of your site.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThis meas managing and (occasionally) restorting a database is something you must know how to do.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nA database restoration is an easy way to recover your website if compromised. Be sure to check out our full guides:\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"org-ul\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/cpanel-backups\/\">How to restore a database backup in cPanel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/upload-large-database-over-50-mb\/\">How to upload a Database that&#8217;s larger than 50 MB<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/website\/database-setup\/\">Basics of Database Setup<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"restore-wordpress-post-or-page\"><a id=\"org12ca767\"><\/a>How to Restore a Post or Page From Trash in WordPress<\/h2>\n<p>\nDid you accidentally delete a page or post from your WordPress Dashboard. That&#8217;s OK. It&#8217;s easy to restore these from the trash.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nWhen you delete a post or page, it goes into your trash bin and stays there until the trash is emptied. However, once the trash has been emptied, it&#8217;s impossible to get it back unless you restore a database backup (as explained above).\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"restore-website-files\"><a id=\"orgb46a4c7\"><\/a>Website Files<\/h2>\n<p>\nAll of your website files will be included in your cPanel backup. Make sure to select a full cPanel backup or Home directory\nbackup. \n<\/p>\n<dl class=\"org-dl\">\n<dt>Home Directory backup<\/dt><dd>This will backup all of the files in your\n&#8220;Home&#8221; directory.<\/dd>\n<dt>Full cPanel backup <\/dt><dd>This option will effectively backup your\n<i>entire<\/i> cPanel account. You could use this option to transfer\nyour cPanel account (if necessary).<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\">Learn more about this topic by following our <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/cpanel-backups\/#wizard\">full guide on full and partial cPanel backups<\/a>.\n\n<p>\nYou can use these backup tools to restore those files you will need to make your website run properly.\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, we&#8217;re going to show you how to restore just one part of your site using a website backup. Remember, when it comes to restoring your site, you have a lot of options. In this article, we&#8217;re doing partial backups. You also have emergency backups and full website backups. 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