How to Restore a Softaculous Backup

To restore your website from a Softaculous backup, please follow these steps:

Step 1 : Log into your cPanel.

Step 2 : Under the Software/Services section, Click the Softaculous button.

Step 3 : Click the Backup/Restore link.

Step 4 : On this page you will see a list of all available backups.

Step 5 : Find the one which you want to restore, click the Restore icon to the far right (which looks like an arrow pointing to the left).

Step 6 : On the next page, select whether you would like to restore either or both your website files and your website database.

Step 7 : Finally, click on the Restore Installation button to complete the process.

Note : Please do not close or refresh your browser tab until the restoration process is finished.

When process has finished, you will see a message stating

“Your backup has been restored successfully.”

You have fully restored your website from your Softaculous backup.


Vishwajit Kale
Vishwajit Kale blazed onto the digital marketing scene back in 2015 and is the digital marketing strategist of Hostripples, a company that aims to provide affordable web hosting solutions. Vishwajit is experienced in digital and content marketing along with SEO. He's fond of writing technology blogs, traveling and reading.

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