I don’t know anything about that semiologic stuff – don’t forget that’s a different animal.
However, backing up the database should be pretty much the same for every database:
Backing_Up_Your_Database
Thanks Moshu for your help. However, I get an error message when I try to use the backup feature. Here’s what happens…When I go to Admin interface > Manage > Backup, it asks me which tables I want to backup. I select the tables I want to back-up…
wp_categories
wp_comments
wp_linkcategories
wp_links
wp_options
wp_post2cat
wp_postmeta
wp_posts
wp_usermeta
wp_users
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and I choose to back it up to the server (wp-content/backup-be086). I hit the “Backup” button, and I get the following error message…”Backup file could not be saved. Please check the permissions for writing to your backup directory.”
I don’t understand why I’m getting this error. The “Wp-content” folder has file permissions set to 777. Same for the “backup-be086” folder and the “backup” folder. They’re all set to 777. So, how can there be a problem with file permissions?
I don’t get it. Puzzled.
you can safely delete the backup directory; it was previously used by the backup plugin.
your permissions issue might come from a server with safe mode disabled, in which case there isn’t much you can do short of ignoring the backup plugin.
your host shuld normally provide you with a means to backup your data using the CPanel or HSphere interface.
if you’re just backing up before upgrading your install, it’s reasonably safe to ignore the ‘backup your database’ tip — I’ve yet to see a single error during the process.
Thanks, Denis. I think I’ll just upgrade without backing up. (Fingers crossed.)
