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Remove Softaculous Installation without deleting files and database

  • How to Remove Installation without deleting files

To remove a Softaculous installation without deleting its files and database just follow the steps given below to you:

  1. Go to Current Installations
  2. Then click on the Red Icon (remove)
  3. You will be redirected to a page where you will option to uncheck Installation Directory, Database and Database User boxes.
  4. After unchecking accordingly, you are safe to click on the Remove Installation button to remove the installation.

That’s ALL!

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Restore a softaculous backup on a new server

Follow the steps

  • Decompress the .tar.gz backup
  • Find the backupinfo file that named same as the compressed file
  • Open the file to make required changes of softpath, path, softdb, softdbuser, softurl, softdomain

For Example,
Backup file name: wp.26_10029.2021-08-26_23-33-55.tar.gz
Backupinfo file name: wp.26_10029.2021-08-26_23-33-55

 

 

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How to backup and restore an installation with softaculous; and delete the backups

  • How to Backup an Installation?
  • View backups.
  • Download backups.
  • How to Restore a Backup?
  • How to Delete a Backup?
  • You currently have 2 backups in your account. Your maximum backups limit is 2.

Backup an Installation

  • Go to Softaculous app installer.
  • Click on the app you want to backup. For example, WordPress, Joomla etc.
  • Click on the “Backup Icon” under options of current Installations.

 

Download, Restore, Delete Backups

  • Go to Softaculous app installer.
  • On the top right, you will find “Backups and Restore” icon. Click on it.
  • Now you will get list of backups done earlier.
  • Here you will get Download, Restore and Delete icons.