The advantages of optimizing the DB before downloading are self-evident.
The reasons for downloading the structure and data seperately would be if you wish to create an empty database with a given structure and fill in the data without another blog.
But in praticality wise, it’s easier to just grab the structure and data together.
Regards
Just FYI:
Scott ‘Skippy’ Merrill has a plugin for backup: at: http://www.skippy.net/blog/category/wordpress/plugins/wp-db-backup/
Lester ‘GaMerZ’ Chan has a plugin for backup:
This Plugin does a backup and has an optimization option but is a little trickier to install:
http://www.lesterchan.net/others/downloads.php?id=15
Thread Starter
knotty
(@knotty)
Ok, got it. Yes, I have the backup plugin installed but for learning and familiarity purposes, I generally go the extra rigor, phpmyadmin route.
Thanks..
