Question re: Backups

  • Resolved lemur

    (@lemur)


    16 years, 9 months ago

    Hello,

    I’m a newcomer to WordPress (and php in general). In fact, I’m not a techie at all – and pretty much learn by trial and error and reading 😉

    I have a book (WordPress Complete) – and I’m trying to upgrade from WP 2.1.3 to the new version (2.2)

    The instructions ask me to do several steps:

    1. Backup the WP database
    2. Backup the WP files
    3. Deactivate plug-ins
    4. Delete old files except for specific folders, etc.
    and then upload the new files and run the upgrade.

    Here’s my question: does this backup program (http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-db-backup/) accomplish both of the first two steps? Or, does it accomplish only the first step (like phpMyAdmin, which I don’t have nor know how to use) and can I then use a program like CuteFTP to download and backup the files themselves.

    Thanks so much for any help you can provide!

    Chris Palermo

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  • MichaelH

    (@michaelh)

    16 years, 9 months ago

    The wp-db-backup backs up your database. Using phpMyAdmin also backs up your database.

    CuteFTP and/or FileZilla (to name two possibilities) can be used to make a copy of your WordPress files by downloading those files to your local machine from your hosted site.

    Thread Starter lemur

    (@lemur)

    16 years, 9 months ago

    So this plugin takes the place of PHPMyAdmin? If so, that’s exactly what I want!

    To do a full backup then – run this plug in, then download all the files using CuteFTP as another backup — then everything is “backed up” and I can upgrade to the new version?

    Thanks!

    Chris

    moshu

    (@moshu)

    16 years, 9 months ago

    As a general note: if your host doesn’t offer phpMyadmin to do things in the database – it’s time to look for a decent host!

    Answers. No, the backup plugin will backup ONLY the database (#1), not the files.
    For the WP files (#2) – your CuteFTP is perfect. The backup is basically = downloading all the WP files from the server to your computer.

    You don’t need to delete the wp-content folder: your themes, plugins and uploads (e.g. images) are there.
    Although you may need to check if the plugins have compatible, upgraded versions and make sure your theme is not using deprecated template tags.

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