What is Backups?
The short answer
Backups are regular copies of a website's files and data kept separately, so the site can be restored after a mistake, failure or attack.
Backups, explained
A backup is only real once a restore has been tested. Code in Git plus database exports on a schedule cover most sites.
Questions people ask about Backups
What is Backups?
Backups are regular copies of a website's files and data kept separately, so the site can be restored after a mistake, failure or attack.
Related terms
A rollback restores a website to a previous working version after a bad release.
Website securityWebsite security is protecting a site, its data and its visitors from attacks, through HTTPS, updated software, careful input handling, strong logins and backups.
Cross-site scriptingCross-site scripting is an attack where malicious code is injected into a page and runs in other visitors' browsers, stealing sessions or data.
Cross-site request forgeryCross-site request forgery tricks a logged-in user's browser into sending an unwanted request, such as changing an email address, to a site they trust.
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