How to restore specific site backup from server backup repository in windows server, parallel Plesk Panel

If you have deleted a website from your dedicated windows server or through parallel plesk panel, you can restore your that particular site from server backup repository.

Let we explain how it will work?

You may need to repair python installation first using below given command in CMD of Server via remote desktop

C:\ParallelsInstaller\parallels\PANEL-WIN_10.4.4\dist-msi-Microsoft-2003-i386\python.msi

Then restart your server and process to restore your specific domain through server backup repository using below given steps.

1. click on Start in remote desktop
2. click on Run
3. in the “Run” command interface insert below given command after editing the domain name you want to restore.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Plesk\bin>pleskrestore –restore “C:\Program Fi les (x86)\Parallels\Plesk\Backup\serverdomainbackups.xml” -level domains -filter list:domainyouwanttorestore.com -verbose -debug

If the restore would be successfull, you may got an output like this…..

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<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?>
<restore status=”success”>
<conflict-resolve status=”success”>
</conflict-resolve>
<deploy status=”success”>
</deploy>
</restore>
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NOTE

When Plesk creates full backup with data, system creates general xml file like (serverdomainbackups.xml) which contains backuped objects (server settings, domains, clients, resellers). As for httpdocs and mail data, Plesk creates folder with client/reseller name and put physical under them. For example domain mydomain.com belongs to reseller with login “mydomain”, so when you create full domain backup, it will be created under C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Plesk\Backup\resellers\mydomain\domains\mydomain.com. In this folder you will find hosting and mail data, so Plesk puts domain backups according to client/resellers folder with domain name folder.

If you did not configure backup for every domain separately you will not find specific backup for a particular domain in backup directory, so there is no data of domain, Server repository backup contains only configuration of this domain without data. in that case you can check if you have locally httpdocs files or in FTP backup repository.