WordPress Backup

Introduction

There are two parts to backing up your WordPress site: Database and Files. You need to back up the entire site, and you need to back up your WordPress database. We will start with backing up the rest of your WordPress site.

Your WordPress site consists of the following:

1. WordPress Core installation
2. WordPress plugins
3. WordPress themes
4. Images and files
5. JavaScript, PHP, and other code files
6. Additional files and static web pages

Create Sync With Your Site

WinSCP and other programs allow you to sync with your website to keep a mirror copy of the content on your server and hard drive updated. It saves time and makes sure you have the latest files in both places.

Copy Your Files to Your Desktop

Using FTP Clients or UNIX Shell Skills you can copy the files to a folder on your computer. Once there, you can compress them into a zip file to save space, allowing you to keep several versions.

Database Backup Instructions using phpMyAdmin

1. click on Databases
2. select the database for your WordPress site
3. Click Export.
4. There are two methods to export, Quick and Custom; if you choose Custom, follow these steps:
5. Select all the tables.
6. In the Output section check Save output to a file and select None for Compression. (If your database is very large use a compression method)
7. Select SQL from the Format drop-down menu.
8. Check “Add DROP TABLE”: this can be useful for over-writing an existing database.
9. Check “IF NOT EXISTS”: this prevents errors during restores if the tables are already there.
10. Click Go. The data will now be saved into your computer.