{"id":1259,"date":"2017-05-21T13:08:31","date_gmt":"2017-05-21T13:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xsofthost.com\/help\/?p=1259"},"modified":"2021-03-16T19:51:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T19:51:06","slug":"how-to-run-and-force-cpanel-backup-using-ssh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xsofthost.com\/help\/how-to-run-and-force-cpanel-backup-using-ssh\/","title":{"rendered":"How to run and force cPanel backup using SSH"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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cPanel<\/a>\u00a0allows you to\u00a0<\/span>force cPanel backup<\/b> the system using SSH connection :<\/span>\/usr\/local\/cpanel\/bin\/backup<\/b> script to run a manual backup in WHM via the command line.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The system reads the backup configuration file and then performs the actions defined in the file. By default, the system performs this process in the background.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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To Run NEW cPanel Backup System via command\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\/usr\/local\/cpanel\/bin\/backup<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5193a1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5193a1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To Force cPanel to perform a new backup via SSH\n<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce98641 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"ce98641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-okaidia copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>\/usr\/local\/cpanel\/bin\/backup --force\n\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fecb19d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fecb19d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">cPanel Legacy backup system via SSH<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb4532a elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"fb4532a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-okaidia copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>\/usr\/local\/cpanel\/scripts\/cpbackup\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85c27d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85c27d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Force cPanel to perform a new backup via SSH<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f935b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"3f935b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-okaidia copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>\/usr\/local\/cpanel\/scripts\/cpbackup \u2013-force<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9b908e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9b908e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">All Manual Backup Script Options<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58717ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58717ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <b>\/usr\/local\/cpanel\/bin\/backup <\/b>script accepts the following options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Debug<\/b> : Runs the backup in the foreground and prints its progress on the command line. <b>Example :&#8211;debug<br \/><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Allow Override<\/b>:When the system performs the backup, use the pkgacct script in the the \/var\/cpanel\/lib\/Whostmgr\/Pkgacct\/pkgacct directory. <b>Example : &#8211;allow-override<br \/><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Force Option<\/b>:Performs extra backup, even if the system already contains up-to-date backup data files.<b> Example: &#8211;force<br \/><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b> Help<\/b>: Displays additional information.<b>Example :&#8211;help <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d41f16a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d41f16a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Run Script Backup for single account<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9869257 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9869257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To back up a single cPanel account, you can use The <b>pkgacct<\/b> Script instead.<\/p>\n<p>To perform this single backup :<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>log into your server via SSH as root.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Run the following command, optionally adding flags, followed by the username of the cPanel user you&#8217;d like to backup, and the directory you&#8217;d like used for the output.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b173814 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b173814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">pkgacct Script Backup Option<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d0a05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73d0a05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><b>USERNAME<\/b> : Required The cPanel account username for which to create a cpmove archive. You must pass this option after any options, but before the DIRECTORY option.<\/li>\n<li><b>DIRECTORY<\/b>:The directory path in which to store the archive. By default, the script uses the \/home directory. You must pass this option after the USERNAME option.<\/li>\n<li><b>&#8211;allow-override<\/b>:Use the \/var\/cpanel\/lib\/Whostmgr\/Pkgacct\/pkgacct file to package the account, if it exists.<\/li>\n<li><b>&#8211;mysql=VERSION<\/b>:The archive\u2019s required minimum version of MySQL\u00ae. <b>Example : &#8211;mysql=5.2.1<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>&#8211;roundcube=VERSION<\/b>:The archive\u2019s required minimum version of Roundcube. <b>Example : &#8211;roundcube=3.0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>&#8211;dbbackup=TYPE<\/b>:With Types :all, schema ,name.\u00a0<b>Example : &#8211;dbbackup=all<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>cPanel\u00a0allows you to\u00a0force cPanel backup the system using SSH connection :\/usr\/local\/cpanel\/bin\/backup script to run a manual backup in WHM via the command line.\u00a0 The system reads the backup configuration file and then performs the actions defined in the file. 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