Tag: backup and recovery

Short answer: Here’s what to do when your website is down: first confirm it’s down for everyone, not just your computer. Then read the exact error to work out which layer failed: the domain, DNS, the security certificate, the hosting server, the website software, or an attacker. Contact the party who controls that layer, tell customers briefly, and only restore a backup once you know the cause and know a...

Short answer: A website backup strategy is only as good as your last successful restore. Decide how much data you can afford to lose and how long you can be offline. Back up the files and the database together, on a schedule that matches how often the site changes. Keep at least three copies, and make sure one of them sits outside your hosting account, ideally offline or impossible to...