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1. francivile
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I was just reminded that I should be backing up my WP files
   every day - if that is so how do I do that?

   Fran

2. Ryan S
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   you can back up in two ways:

   wp-backup:

   to go tools--> Export and download the XML file

   Mysql backup:

   take the backup of your mysql database through phpmyadmin in SQL formate

3. jdbentley
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Go to Tools>Export. This will create an XML file of all your posts, pages, comments, etc for you to download. That's typically all you have to do.

   Whenever you need to restore your site just go to Tools>Import and upload the XML file.

   You can also check out the WP-DB-Backup plugin - http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-db-backup/ I've never used it but it has 4 stars and over 100 ratings. This plugin will save all the data from the core WordPress database tables. To restore the database you'll have to use phpMyAdmin (rather than WordPress itself) which might be complicated if you're new to databases.

   You might also look into doing full site backups. If that's what you want to do, you should check out your host's website for more information.

4. francivile
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Thank you very much jd

   Fran

5. Jay Greathouse
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   jd is right on

   Backing up the db contents and the files is necessary but may not be enough when the structure of the db changes during the upgrade as in the upgrade to 2.8 for example.

   My ISP gives me a tool through cPanel to back-up the entire site, including the db structure, enough to transfer the entire site to a new server. Then everything can be restored.

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