Backups and Restores in Enhance

Web Hosting Updated 30 July 2025

Enhance provides both manual snapshots and automated backups for your website files and databases. This guide covers how to create a backup and how to restore from one.

Manual Backups

  1. Log in to web.teklanhosting.co.uk.
  2. Click your website, then go to Backups.
  3. Click Create backup.
  4. Wait for the backup to complete — the time taken depends on your site size.

The backup includes your website files and all databases associated with the site.

Backup List

Each entry in the backup list shows:

  • A tag indicating the backup type — AUTOMATIC (server-scheduled) or S3 (stored in S3-compatible object storage)
  • The file size
  • Icons indicating whether the backup contains files and/or database data
  • The date and time the backup was taken

Our backups: TekLan runs its own independent server-level backups in addition to the per-account backups visible in Enhance. However, you should always maintain your own backups and not rely solely on the host.

Restoring from a Backup

  1. Go to Websites → your site → Backups.
  2. Find the backup you want to restore.
  3. Click the Restore dropdown button and select what to restore — files, database, or both.
  4. Confirm — the restore begins immediately.

A restore overwrites the current files and/or databases with the backup version. If you want to compare old and new first, restore to a staging site instead.

Before a Major Change

Always take a manual backup before:

  • Upgrading WordPress, plugins, or themes
  • Changing your PHP version
  • Running database migrations
  • Editing core configuration files

It takes seconds and means you can roll back instantly if something breaks.

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