Magento 2 - How to rollback filesystem, media and database

This article shows you how to rollback the backup you had taken previously. If you want to learn how to take a backup of your Magento 2 store, please read our previous article Magento 2 - Take backup.

As you all know by now, taking a backup is one of the most important steps in avoiding unexpected accidents. But, just taking a backup isn't sufficient. The backup needs to be saved correctly so that it can be used when needed and a backup is of no use if you don't know how to rollback.

Just like taking a backup, following are the 3 ways you can rollback your Magento 2 backup:

• Using Command-Line Interface (CLI)
• Using the Magento 2 admin
• Manual backup of files and database on the server

Note: You cannot use internal rollback options (CLI and admin interface options) when you backed up the store manually.

Rollback using Command-Line Interface (CLI):

Following is the general command for rolling back a previous backup:

php bin/magento setup:rollback [-c|--code-file="<name>"] [-m|--media-file="<name>"] [-d|--db-file="<name>"]

Example usage:

php bin/magento setup:rollback -m 1521440082_db_DbBackup.sql

If you are unsure of the name of the backup you want to restore, you can run the following command to list all the available backups:

php bin/magento info:backups:list

Rollback using admin panel:

To rollback from the admin panel, go to System > Tools > Backups.

Click on the rollback link on the grid row that shows the backup you want to restore
Click OK if you would like to proceed with the rollback. Click Cancel to close the window.
Enter your password and click on the checkbox to put your store in maintenance mode. Click OK to proceed with the rollback.

Note: The backups taken using internal Magento backup options can be rolled back using any of the internal Magento 2 rollback options. However, manual backups cannot be rolled back using the internal Magento 2 rollback options.

Manual Rollback:

Filesystem rollback: To rollback a manually backed up filesystem, upload and extract the contents of the filesystem into the Magento 2 root directory.

Database backup:  To rollback the database, you can either use a tool like phpMyAdmin or using CLI. Just empty the current database and import the exported database file.