{"id":1341,"date":"2023-04-20T03:22:16","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T03:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aspentheme.com\/?p=1341"},"modified":"2023-04-20T03:22:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T03:22:16","slug":"how-to-backup-a-wordpress-site-works-on-all-servers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aspentheme.com\/wordpress\/how-to-backup-a-wordpress-site-works-on-all-servers\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Backup A WordPress Site (Works On All Servers)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to another WordPress tutorial, the following method will work on all cPanel servers as long as you have access.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Log in to cPanel: Access your hosting account and log in to your cPanel dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Navigate to File Manager: On the cPanel dashboard, find and click the &#8216;File Manager&#8217; icon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locate WordPress files: In the File Manager, navigate to the &#8216;public_html&#8217; folder (or the folder containing your WordPress installation). 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