Most web hosts don't provide backups and restorations for free, and they either make you upgrade or purchase a separate add-on. But KnownHost backups are both free and comprehensive. You can access two days of daily backups and a weekly backup on shared hosting. And if you purchase a KnownHost VPS, … [Read more...]
Everything relating to backups on web hosting services.
Backup is a crucial aspect of web hosting. It's either provided by the web host themselves, or by a 3rd party service. But you often need contingency systems even if your hosting provider has automatic backups - and not all of them do.
Free HostArmada Backup: Best in Shared Hosting
Finding a good and free backup service in shared hosting is hard. Many web hosts don't have free backups, and when they do, they only provide one or two days of daily backups. The HostArmada backup service is the best of all the web hosting providers. The basic HostArmada plan stores daily backups … [Read more...]
6 Web Hosting Providers with Free Backups
Here are the shared web hosting providers that have free backups. HostArmada 9.9 HostArmada is #1 on this list because it keeps free offsite backups for 7-days on the basic shared hosting plan and for up to 21-days on the highest-tier plan. It's cheap, starting at just … [Read more...]
Bluehost CodeGuard Not Worth it: Alternatives
The in-built Bluehost backup is pretty pathetic. Even worse than Hostgator's. So obviously you need something to help protect your website when something goes wrong. The Bluehost CodeGuard add-on starts at $2.74/m. But in my opinion, it's just not worth it. Too little disk space, and the basic plan … [Read more...]
UpdraftPlus + Shared Hosting = Boom!
It's understandable if you want to backup your site on shared hosting. After all, many web hosting services like Hostgator have terrible backup policies. However, you must absolutely avoid plugins like UpdraftPlus on any kind of shared hosting platform. These plugins will eat up your server's … [Read more...]
The Best Alternative to Jetpack Backup and CodeGuard
DropMySite is, hands down, the best alternative to Jetpack Backup and CodeGuard. It's cheap and does what it says. I have been looking for an automatic backup solution for my website for some time. I gave up on plugins like UpdraftPlus because they place a huge load on your site, and your pages will … [Read more...]
The Hostgator Backup Service Sucks: Alternatives
Hostgator does a terrible job at backing up your site. Even compared to the generally poor standards of shared hosting, the service is sucks. Most web hosts automatically take at least a daily backup as well as once a week. The Hostgator backup service only takes weekly backups - and that too on a … [Read more...]
The NameHero Backups Are Super Awesome!
A short while ago, NameHero backups in cPanel switched from CPRemote to JetBackup, and the new system is fantastic! Most other web hosts either: Charge you for backups ORCharge you to restore backups ORLimit the number of times you can restore ORRequire you to contact support to restore your … [Read more...]
No Need for 3rd Party Backup Solutions with SiteGround!
In March 2019, SiteGround upgraded its hosting plans to included advanced backup and restore functionality for all of its plans instead of just a few of them. I'd already mentioned in my post on CodeGuard backup solutions, that you mostly didn't need it with SiteGround. Even the basic hosting plan … [Read more...]
Hostgator CodeGuard Basic – Worth it? Free Alternatives
Hostgator CodeGuard is a backup solution for websites. Unfortunately, it's not worth it. The basic option is cheap, but it offers too little in exchange. It's an additional paid add-on to the regular Hostgator hosting plans - click here for the page. CodeGuard comes in 4 tiers: As you … [Read more...]