diff --git a/REFDB_FORMAT.txt b/REFDB_FORMAT.txt
index 281a0ec..8957823 100644
--- a/REFDB_FORMAT.txt
+++ b/REFDB_FORMAT.txt
@@ -1827,9 +1827,12 @@ use_case:
   solution: "Start second MySQL instance with restored files, dump to SQL, import to live"
 
 features:
+  - "Multi-control panel support (cPanel, Plesk, InterWorx, standalone)"
+  - "Detects control panel and uses appropriate home directory"
   - "Detects MySQL version (MySQL 5.7, MySQL 8.0+, MariaDB)"
   - "Version-specific validation (ib_logfile0/1 vs #innodb_redo)"
-  - "Auto-creates timestamped restore directory (/home/temp/restoreYYYYMMDD/mysql)"
+  - "Auto-creates timestamped restore directory ($SYS_USER_HOME_BASE/temp/restoreYYYYMMDD/mysql)"
+  - "SQL dumps saved to restore directory (not current working directory)"
   - "Lists exact files needed from backup (with emoji visual markers)"
   - "Validates data structure before proceeding"
   - "Checks and fixes file ownership (mysql:mysql)"
@@ -1953,7 +1956,25 @@ output:
   format: "<database_name>_restored_<timestamp>.sql"
   example: "myuser_wordpress_restored_20251210_143022.sql"
   with_ticket: "myuser_wordpress_ticket01234567_20251210_143022.sql"
-  location: "Current working directory"
+  location: "Parent directory of restore location (e.g., /home/temp/restore20251210/)"
+
+control_panel_paths:
+  cpanel:
+    home_base: "/home"
+    suggested_restore: "/home/temp/restore20251210/mysql"
+    sql_output: "/home/temp/restore20251210/"
+  plesk:
+    home_base: "/var/www/vhosts"
+    suggested_restore: "/var/www/vhosts/temp/restore20251210/mysql"
+    sql_output: "/var/www/vhosts/temp/restore20251210/"
+  interworx:
+    home_base: "/home"
+    suggested_restore: "/home/temp/restore20251210/mysql"
+    sql_output: "/home/temp/restore20251210/"
+  standalone:
+    home_base: "/home"
+    suggested_restore: "/home/temp/restore20251210/mysql"
+    sql_output: "/home/temp/restore20251210/"
 
 next_steps_provided:
   1: "Verify dump: grep 'Dump completed on' output.sql"
diff --git a/modules/backup/mysql-restore-to-sql.sh b/modules/backup/mysql-restore-to-sql.sh
index ca8a46b..4413735 100755
--- a/modules/backup/mysql-restore-to-sql.sh
+++ b/modules/backup/mysql-restore-to-sql.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 # Path resolution (modules/backup/script.sh → ../../)
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../.." && pwd)"
 source "$SCRIPT_DIR/lib/common-functions.sh"
+source "$SCRIPT_DIR/lib/system-detect.sh"
 
 # Root check
 if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+# Detect control panel for proper directory paths
+detect_control_panel >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
 ################################################################################
 # GLOBAL VARIABLES
 ################################################################################
@@ -1069,8 +1073,11 @@ step2_set_restore_location() {
     echo "Let's set up the restore directory."
     echo ""
 
+    # Use control panel-specific home base, fallback to /home
+    local home_base="${SYS_USER_HOME_BASE:-/home}"
+
     # Offer to create a timestamped directory
-    local suggested_dir="/home/temp/restore$(date +%Y%m%d)/mysql"
+    local suggested_dir="${home_base}/temp/restore$(date +%Y%m%d)/mysql"
     echo "Suggested directory: $suggested_dir"
     echo ""
     echo "  1) Use suggested directory (will create if needed)"
@@ -1117,9 +1124,10 @@ step2_set_restore_location() {
             chown mysql:mysql "$TEMP_DATADIR"
             chmod 751 "$TEMP_DATADIR"
 
-            # Also ensure parent /home/temp has correct permissions
-            if [ -d "/home/temp" ]; then
-                chmod 751 /home/temp 2>/dev/null || true
+            # Also ensure parent temp directory has correct permissions
+            local parent_temp="${home_base}/temp"
+            if [ -d "$parent_temp" ]; then
+                chmod 751 "$parent_temp" 2>/dev/null || true
             fi
 
             print_success "Directory created with mysql:mysql ownership"
@@ -1423,13 +1431,19 @@ step5_create_dump() {
 
     echo ""
 
-    # Generate output filename
+    # Generate output filename - save to parent directory of TEMP_DATADIR
+    # e.g., if TEMP_DATADIR is /home/temp/restore20251210/mysql
+    # then output goes to /home/temp/restore20251210/
     local timestamp=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)
-    local output_file="${DATABASE_NAME}_restored_${timestamp}.sql"
+    local output_dir="$(dirname "$TEMP_DATADIR")"
+    local output_file="${output_dir}/${DATABASE_NAME}_restored_${timestamp}.sql"
     if [ -n "$TICKET_NUMBER" ]; then
-        output_file="${DATABASE_NAME}_ticket${TICKET_NUMBER}_${timestamp}.sql"
+        output_file="${output_dir}/${DATABASE_NAME}_ticket${TICKET_NUMBER}_${timestamp}.sql"
     fi
 
+    print_info "SQL dump will be saved to: $output_file"
+    echo ""
+
     # Create dump
     if ! dump_database "$TEMP_DATADIR" "$DATABASE_NAME" "$output_file"; then
         print_error "Failed to create dump"
@@ -1448,19 +1462,19 @@ step5_create_dump() {
     print_success "RESTORE COMPLETE!"
     echo "════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════"
     echo ""
-    echo "SQL Dump Created: $(pwd)/$output_file"
+    echo "SQL Dump Created: $output_file"
     echo ""
     echo "Next Steps:"
     echo "  1. Verify dump integrity:"
-    echo "     grep 'Dump completed on' $output_file"
+    echo "     grep 'Dump completed on' '$output_file'"
     echo ""
     echo "  2. Import to live database:"
-    echo "     mysql $DATABASE_NAME < $output_file"
+    echo "     mysql $DATABASE_NAME < '$output_file'"
     echo ""
     echo "  3. Or create fresh database first:"
     echo "     mysql -e 'DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS $DATABASE_NAME;'"
     echo "     mysql -e 'CREATE DATABASE $DATABASE_NAME;'"
-    echo "     mysql $DATABASE_NAME < $output_file"
+    echo "     mysql $DATABASE_NAME < '$output_file'"
     echo ""
 
     press_enter