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WP Back Up Plug-ins

by ECoughlin
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I'm thinking about installing a Word Press back up plug-in but I'm concerned about security. Is it safe to use a plug in for this function or should I do it all manually on my desk top and back up my computer regularly?

I recently lost my entire blog from not backing it up. Ouch. Never going to let that happen again.

Thanks for any input.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sergiu FUNIERU
    Backing up WordPress means two things:

    Backing up the files
    You can do that using any FTP client
    (You can find here a faster way to download the files
    http://www.warriorforum.com/programm...es-faster.html)

    Backing up the database
    I would recommend backing up the entire database, and not just exporting the posts. WordPress's importer is very slow and sometimes it hangs up, before importing all the posts.
    You can backup the database using phpMyAdmin and import it back using BigDump
    (BigDump: The Staggered MySQL Dump Importer).



    I use the method above, and I'm doing it twice a week. In the worst case, I loose the last 3 days' work. I also create text files before posting and I backup them too.
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  • Profile picture of the author ECoughlin
    Many thanks to you, both.
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  • Profile picture of the author dv8
    Is saving your database and then importing it the best way to do the following...

    My current blog is on my main domain (example.com) but I now want to move it to example.com/blog

    So is the best way to do this is to save my database, erase my blog, then reinstall wordpress and then import my saved database file? Or, is there an easier way?

    Thank you.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sergiu FUNIERU
    Depending on the WordPress's version, you can do this:
    - copy all the files, from / to /blog (just in case something go wrong, you still have your files in the / location)
    Please refer to these posts to learn how to do it 10 times faster:
    http://www.warriorforum.com/programm...es-faster.html
    and
    http://www.warriorforum.com/programm...es-faster.html

    - change a variable inside the wp-options table, so the new URL is /blog instead of /

    If you never done that, I suggest that you try this on your computer first.
    1. Download and install XAMPP Lite (Free XAMPP lite Download)
    2. Download and install WordPress
    3. Try to move your blog from / to /blog

    The advantage of changing just the URL is that you don't have to reinstall all the plugins. It also might be an useful experience.

    Please backup your entire databases BEFORE doing this experiment, using a backup tool like PHP MyAdmin.
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    • Profile picture of the author dv8
      Originally Posted by Sergiu FUNIERU View Post

      Depending on the WordPress's version, you can do this:
      - copy all the files, from / to /blog (just in case something go wrong, you still have your files in the / location)
      Please refer to these posts to learn how to do it 10 times faster:
      http://www.warriorforum.com/programm...es-faster.html
      and
      http://www.warriorforum.com/programm...es-faster.html

      - change a variable inside the wp-options table, so the new URL is /blog instead of /

      If you never done that, I suggest that you try this on your computer first.
      1. Download and install XAMPP Lite (Free XAMPP lite Download)
      2. Download and install WordPress
      3. Try to move your blog from / to /blog

      The advantage of changing just the URL is that you don't have to reinstall all the plugins. It also might be an useful experience.

      Please backup your entire databases BEFORE doing this experiment, using a backup tool like PHP MyAdmin.
      Thank you.
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      • Profile picture of the author ECoughlin
        Many thanks to all of you for your suggestions.

        I did install a couple of different back up plug-ins but on one of them, I accidentally clicked the wrong button and it saved the files to my server.
        I didn't know until I tried to upload a picture and it wouldn't let me.

        8 hours later, after many calls and emails back and forth to my webhost and WP theme designer, it turned out that I had no disk space left b/c of the backups. My hostgator chat tech told me to just use the backup tool on my site's cpanel for backups. Which is what I'm doing now.

        Again, thanks for your help. I may try those suggestions of Sergiu, for practice sake.

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  • Profile picture of the author sridhar
    WordPress › BackUpWordPress WordPress Plugins works nicely.

    You can set automatic scheduled backups of your complete WP (files and db) and have them emailed to you as well.
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