Backing up my WP site and database

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May be a tall order, but can someone give me easy (newbie) instructions on how to back up my site? There is a theme update, and I am also supposed to make a backup of the theme. I am not sure what to do. I am getting busy and can't afford for my site to be down long if I screwed something up :-/
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  • log into your server and copy all the files from your site and paste it into a folder on your desktop.

    Then, log into PhpMyAdmin or whatever MySql tool you have on your host and dump the MySQL database. You should get a text file and save that to your desktop.

    Congrats, you just backed up your WP.
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    • Thank you! I'll let you know how it works!!
  • If you can't do by your self, you can ask to your hosting technical support to assist you, especially if you want to backup your important data.
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    • If your host uses CPanel as your hosting control panel then all you have to do is go to "Backups" and download the "Home Directory Backup" and then choose the site's "SQL Database" if you have more than one in your hosting account.
  • WP already has a lot of plugins for backing up data, search in wordpress.org/extend/plugins they all have Instruction section.
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  • Vaultpress is a great real-time backup service, and is a paid service.

    For a great diy method, check out the free plugin BackWPUp - backs up database and files, very flexible automatic scheduling, stores the backup to a wide variety of sites including Dropbox and SugarSync.
  • I've been a big fan of Duplicator since it was first released. It's very simple to use and more importantly, very simple to migrate, clone or restore the backup.
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    • Thank you I ended up using WP-DB backup plug in.

      What I need to know now is how to backup my theme, this is what it says;

      I am just worried that my site will be down too long while this update is occurring.
  • All good hosts provide you an option to create back-ups. For instance, you can go to the 'Backup' option in cPanel and create full backups for your site(s) on the hosting account. If you need to automate, try Backup Buddy or other plug-ins that create full back-up of your WP site.
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    • "Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades" by "Chris Jean" is a great tool to have when there are theme/plugin upgrades to be done.. read the instructions first to see if it will do what you need

      Sue
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  • Backup Creator by Robert Plank is on sale in the WSO Forum for $7.00!
  • Interesting discussion
  • I always recommend regular automated backups. Get an Amazon S3 account and the WP plugin called 'Automatic WordPress Backup'. Simple to use.
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    Backing up my WP site and database

    May be a tall order, but can someone give me easy (newbie) instructions on how to back up my site? There is a theme update, and I am also supposed to make a backup of the theme. I am not sure what to do. I am getting busy and can't afford for my site to be down long if I screwed something up :-/