subject: Methods To Back-Up Your WordPress Blog site So You Don't Get Shafted [print this page] Methods To Back-Up Your WordPress Blog site So You Don't Get Shafted
You really do not have to get shafted, right?
Creating a backup for an individual's WordPress Weblog is among those responsibilities that a majority of people remarkably overlook and just plain dismiss.
Frankly, I don't understand it.
Maybe it's mainly because people believe nothing bad can happen to all of their work they've labored so hard to post and put up on their blog. Due to technology today I think folks have the mind-set that internet hosting companies are so proficient with redundancy together with file back-up that their host will take care of their site.
Wrong.
You have by now worked out the challenge 'why should you blog', so do not lose all the hard work that you have put in to it!
You have undoubtedly determined the question why, so do not lose all the hard work that you have put in to it!
I'm certainly not implying that there aren't good web hosting companies out there which will run web site backups for your situation because there are. However, let's say something occurred to their backups? You're in big trouble, bottom line. And when your blog data is gone
It is very easy to back-up your WordPress weblog. Plus it won't cost you a dime! Continue reading
Rather than present a article on WordPress plug ins you can examine to backup your websites I'm going to endorse the wordpress plugin I personally use on all my WordPress weblogs.
Now, you are free to head over to WordPress.org and go over various backup plug ins. I merely wanted to demonstrate what I utilize because I prefer it. It's of course, your choice.
WordPress Database Backup
WordPress Database Backup is an effective wordpress plugin made by Austin Matzko. WordPress Database Backup builds a back-up of your WordPress tables (tables are your dataposts, etc) as well as other data that you can pick within the same database.
The plug-in is easy to implement. You can down load it right here at this link: http://austinmatzko.com/wordpress-plugins/wp-db-backup/ and use your FTP program to upload it in your WordPress Plugin directory.
Yet as you may most likely know nowadays, you can easily download and install plug ins right from your WordPress admin page.
Just sign in to your WordPress site, and then click the Plugins' link on the left sidebar and then click the add new' button close to the top of the page. Then type in WordPress Database Backup' and it ought to be the first result. If not, it'll be near the top. Then just click install, and proceed to set up the plugin.
Here's an important step that must not be neglected. You actually have to create a backup of your blog! Trust me, people forget to perform this step! Hey, it is as important as setting up your blog...therefore do not forget this.
Now, it is possible to go in to your configuration settings and schedule automatic backups. In spite of this, I prefer to do a data backup manually and after that save my back-up as a file. Maybe I'm just weird.
You'll see towards the top where you can run a backup. The plugin will notify you as soon as it's completed.
What I advise you do next is save the back-up data file to some separate place such as a CD-ROM, external storage device in case you have one or simply a provider such as Dropbox. I personally use Dropbox and simply put, Dropbox is the best!
My own advice would be to keep several backups of your weblog. Basically, keep the previous 5 backups you performed in order to be safe. Better safe than sorryright?
That's it. You will now rest easy knowing that your blog's information is secure in the case of a problem and your hosting company comes crashing down. Then you can certainly say, "Heh!! I'm backed up man!"
