As Seravo's customer you don't need to worry about backups – automatic backups are included in all plans. However, sometimes there might be a need to download a backup to store locally, e.g. on your computer's hard drive. Here's how to create a downloadable backup.
Using a Plugin - All-in-One WP Migration and Backup
With this plugin creating a downloadable backup is easy as it creates one file that includes the database and all the site's files. Install, activate and choose Export to > File.
Once the file has been processed, a pop-up will appear with a download button.
Using SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol)
Open up a SFTP connection to your site using a client of your choosing. E.g. FileZilla is a free, open source option.
Navigate to folder
/data/wordpress/htdocsand download the folderwp-contentto your computer.Navigate to folder
/data/dband download the file with.sqlsuffix to your computer.
Create a Compressed Folder
Open up a SSH connection to your site.
Run the command
wp-db-dumpto export the latest version of the database to folder/data/db.Create a zip file with the following command:
zip -r /tmp/name-of-compressed-folder.zip /data/wordpress/htdocs/wp-content/ /data/db/name-of-database-file.sql.Download the compressed folder using SFTP.