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A Website Backup Plan for Small Businesses

DomainHostly Team · 1 November 2026

Sites break through bad updates, hacking and human error. A good backup turns a disaster into a short delay.

Back up both parts of the site: the files and the database. A copy of the files alone will not save your orders or posts.

How often depends on how quickly the site changes. A store may need daily backups, while a simple site may be fine with weekly ones.

Keep at least one copy away from your hosting account. If the account is compromised, a backup in the same place may be lost as well.

Test a restore at least once. Ask your hosting company how long it keeps backups and who performs the restore.