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Can I use a regular IDrive online backup account to backup WordPress data?

No, You need to install and activate the WordPress Plug-in. Through the Plug-in, create a new IDrive online backup account and start backup of your WordPress data.

How many wordpress blogs can be used per IDrive account?

You can backup as many blogs as you want to the same IDrive account as long as each blog has a different blog name. Data from each blog will go into individual directories identified by the blog name.

What data is backed up by IDrive Plug-in for WordPress and where?

IDrive Plug-in for WordPress backs up all files under WordPress installation directory, including all themes, pictures, Plug-in's etc. All these files are backed up into /your_blog_name/ directory inside your IDrive account. Apart from the WordPress files, MySQLdump of entire WordPress database is also backed up. The dump file, IDW_WP_MySQL_dump.sql is backed up into /your_blog_name/ directory.

When does scheduled backup take place? Is backup schedule configurable?

Backup Schedule is not configurable. The IDrive Plug-in for WordPress uses the WordPress cron to schedule backups, which happen after 12 midnight every day.

How do I restore backed up data?

Data backed up by the IDrive Plug-in for WordPress can be restored in the following ways:

• Use the 'Restore Now' button in the Plug-in to restore only the latest backed up data into the server where your WordPress blog is hosted. All the restored files will go under the wordpress_restore/ directory inside the installation directory of IDrive Plug-in for WordPress. Once restore is complete, view logs to find the complete path of the restore location.
• Use the IDrive web interface to download individual files/database dump file (IDW_WP_MySQL_dump.sql) from your IDrive online backup account. For this, click 'Visit IDrive Web' button in the Plug-in to directly log into your IDrive online backup account via the IDrive web interface or visit http://www.idrive.com and login using your IDrive for WordPress Plug-in user name and password.
• Use the IDrive for WordPress - Windows Restore application to download individual files / database dump file (IDW_WP_MySQL_dump.sql) from your IDrive for WordPress account.

How do I restore MySQL database dump?

IDrive Plug-in for WordPress takes the MySQLdump of entire WordPress database into the file IDW_WP_MySQL_dump.sql and transfers it to /your_blog_name/ directory in your IDrive online backup account. To restore MySQL database, download the file using the IDrive web interface, or use IDrive for WordPress Plug-in and merge the dump file into your database using the below command:

mysql -u [username] -p [password] [database_to_restore] < IDW_WP_MySQL_dump.sql

How do I disable scheduled backups?

Scheduled backups work only if you stay logged in to your IDrive online backup account using the IDrive for WordPress Plug-in. To disable scheduled backups, log off from the Plug-in using the 'LOGOUT' button.

How do I use the SSL option for file transfer?

IDrive for WordPress Plug-in by default does not use SSL to transfer WordPress data to the IDrive online backup account. In the configuration interface of the Plug-in, select 'Use SSL' under 'File Transfer Option' to enable SSL transfer. However, for this to work, PHP on the blog hosting server must be compiled with Open SSL extension. If you select 'Use SSL', but SSL support is not available on the blog server, IDrive Plug-in for WordPress will not transfer any data from your blog server into your IDrive online backup account. 'Do not use SSL', as the name suggests, transfers data to you IDrive online backup account without SSL.

How do I restore my blog to a previous date?

You can use the IDrive for WordPress - Windows Restore application to restore your blog to any date upto 10* days in the past. Download and install the IDrive for WordPress - windows restore application onto a windows system and login using your IDrive for WordPress username and password. Click on "Snapshots" button and restore data from any available snapshot onto your windows system. Trasnfer the restore data onto you blog server to restore your blog site to a previous date.

Note: .htaccess/.htpasswd files are automatically renamed to htaccess/htpasswd during backup. You have to manually rename them to .htaccesss/.htpasswd on your blog server after restore.

Snapshots are also available via the IDrive web interface at http://www.idrive.com

* The number of days for which Snapshots are stored may change without notice.

What are snapshots?

Your IDrive for WordPress online account retains copies of your wordPress data for the last 10* days using the snapshots technology. A snapshot is an image of the backup data taken at a particular point of time, once everyday.

What this means is that you will have the last 10* days of your wordPress data in your account in the form of snapshots. Each snapshot will have data from the last backup performed for that particular day. This is useful if your wordPress blog data is corrupted by any means (hacks, bugs etc). You can restore any file, database dump, or even the entire blog from any previous snapshot and start your blog again.

Snapshots show up as folders having names like 'BackUp_nightly.0_', 'BackUp_nightly.9_' etc. 'BackUp_nightly.0' represents yesterday's snapshot and 'BackUp_nightly.9' represents the snapshot taken 10 days back.

The additional storage requirements for Snapshots have no impact on your account quota usage.

* The number of days for which Snapshots are stored may change without notice.