Backing up and restoring a customized template

Editing a template directly in Joomla is a great way to tweak the layout as you go. You're able to apply changes in the backend and immediately preview the effects of every adjustment you've made. However, there is a drawback; all changes in the template files are only stored on the web server. If for some reason you were to reinstall the template, these changes would be lost.

To prevent this from happening, back up the template as soon as you've finished customizing it. The steps are as follows:

1. Start up your FTP program and browse to the folder that contains the template you want to back up (for more information on using FTP software, please refer to Chapter 2, Getting Joomla! Up and Running). In case of the Ice Future template, the location would be something like /httpdocs/templates/ice_future. Here, httpdocs is the root folder of the Joomla installation on the web server; in your situation, the root folder might have another...