Title: Using WordPress Database Backup Plugin
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Using WordPress Database Backup Plugin

 *  Resolved [Vera Schafer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vschafer/)
 * (@vschafer)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-database-backup-plugin/)
 * I’m using this plugin to backup a blog that has a lot of pictures.
    I’m including
   all table options but the file generated is only just 4KB. I was expecting it
   to be much bigger. Am I doing something wrong?

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-database-backup-plugin/#post-1372031)
 * Plugin probably only backs up the database. Images are in folders on your host’s
   server. Might need to use FTP to backup those files.
 * Review [WordPress Backups](http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Backups).
 *  Thread Starter [Vera Schafer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vschafer/)
 * (@vschafer)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-database-backup-plugin/#post-1372037)
 * Interesting that when I used phpMyAdmin for another blog with just a few pictures,
   I saw a disclaimer stating the same thing you are saying but the file generated
   was of 2.5MB… Should I try phpMyAdmin for this one instead? Which one is more
   reliable?
 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-database-backup-plugin/#post-1372071)
 * Not sure exactly what database backup plugin you using but that plugin and [phpMyAdmin](http://codex.wordpress.org/phpMyAdmin)
   are going to be roughly the same type of backup. Your database holds posts, pages,
   comments, categories, links, tags, and users, in MySQL database tables.
 * Again you will want to use FTP to backup your site “files” which include your
   WordPress scripts (code), themes, plugins, and uploads (typically stuff in your
   Media Library). Your database that holds posts, pages, comments, categories, 
   links, tags, and users, is held in your MySQL database tables.
 * Some hosts such as most cPanel type hosting have a backup that backup files and
   databases.
 * There are some plugins that backup both but I’ve never used one.
 *  Thread Starter [Vera Schafer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vschafer/)
 * (@vschafer)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-database-backup-plugin/#post-1372087)
 * Thank you very much! Your information was very helpful!

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 * Last reply from: [Vera Schafer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vschafer/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-database-backup-plugin/#post-1372087)
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