To transfer a site from a remote server to a local machine, you can use the built-in backup creation tool, and the server-side restoration tool (restore.php).

Do the following to create a site backup copy. 

• Open the backup creation form:

  Control Panel -> Settings -> Tools -> Backup.

  

  Select the desired mode and, if required, configure additional parameters using the "Advanced" tab.

  

• Set the following parameters to fully copy the site from a remote server.

  • Back up gradually: on
  • Step: this parameter must conform the server parameter max_execution_time (usually 30).
  • Back up public files: on
  • Back up kernel files: on
  • Do not include files which size exceeds: 1024 (this will exclude files with size over 1 Mb)
  • Back up database: on
• Click the Back up button.

   

• After the back-up copy is created, download the file and the restore.php script the link to which is available at the page top:

  

   

  

• Copy these files to the root directory of a web sever on your local machine.
• Type http://your_site_name/restore.php in your browser and hit Enter.
• In the new form, select the archive file and specify the unpacking time slice (according to the PHP settings, usually 30). Click Extract.
• After the files are extracted, you will be prompted to provide the database connection settings (if you have chosen to back-up the database)
• Click Restore and wait until the script finishes. (Sometimes, you will need to adjust the database connection parameters in /bitrix/php_interface/dbconn.php).
• After the restoration is done, be sure to delete the following files to prevent site corruption:
  • /restore.php
  • /back-up file (*.tar.gz)
  • /bitrix/backup/database dump (*.sql)