WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup!

Presentation I gave about WordPress backup strategies for the Houston WordPress Meetup on February 8, 2012.

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1. WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! can prevent forest fires... and other website disasters
2. WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012 Keep your website up long enough and at some point you will come across: Why Backup • Hacks / Attacks • Server failures • Software failures • Human failures
3. WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012 FILES What to Backup • WordPress Core Installation • WordPress Plugins • WordPress Themes • Images and Files • Javascript scripts, PHP scripts, and other code files • Additional Files and Static Web Pages Your WordPress site consists of the following: • WordPress Site Settings • Every post • Every comment • Every link DATABASE
4. WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012 MANUAL (mostly free) AUTOMATED (mostly paid) honey hole! both Types of Backups database files backup type manual/automated
5. WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012 Backup Options MANUAL for the Do-It-Yourself’er PLUGINS for the easy, but not-always-complete route SCRIPTS for the sophisticated Do-It-Yourself’er SERVICES for those who know what their website is worth
6. WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012 Backup Options • FTP backups (for files only, unless you use it with a DB plugin) • Cron jobs • SQL dumps • via your host (through cPanel/Plesk/etc) • MySQL Command Line • XML backup (within your WP site) MANUAL
7. WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012 Backup Options • A Shell Script for a Complete WordPress Backup http://theme.fm/2011/06/a-shell-script-for-a-complete-wordpress-backup-4/ SCRIPTS
8. WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012 Backup Options • Codex: Tags http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tags/backup • Codex: Search http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=backup • XCloner - Backup and Restore http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/xcloner-backup-and-restore/ • WP-DB-Backup http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-db-backup/ PLUGINS
9. WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012 Backup Options • BackWPup http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/backwpup/ • WP Complete Backup http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-complete-backup/ • DBC Backup http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/dbc-backup/ PLUGINS (continued)
10. WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012 Backup Options • BackupBuddy (from $75 a year – 2 sites, to $150 a year – unlimited sites) http://pluginbuddy.com/purchase/backupbuddy/ • VaultPress (from $15 to $350 a month per site) http://vaultpress.com/ • WordPress Smart Backup ($20) http://codecanyon.net/item/wordpress-smart-backup/158143 • myRepono WordPress Backup (storage and transfer dependent pricing) http://myrepono.com/wordpress-backup-plugin/ SERVICES
11. WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012 Backup Options • blogVault (from $9 a month - 1 site to $99 a month - 20 sites) http://blogvault.net/ • ManageWP (from free for 3 sites to $7 a month - 10 sites upto $300 a month - 250 sites) http://managewp.com/ • Online Backup for WordPress by Backup Technology (free upto 100MB) http://www.backup-technology.com/services/free-wordpress-backup/ SERVICES (continued)
12. WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012 Backup Options • WP Remote (free) http://wpremote.com/ • Amazon S3... WP S3 Backups http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-s3-backups/ Automatic WordPress Backup plugin http://www.wordpressbackup.org/ • WordPress Backup to Dropbox http://www.mikeyd.com.au/projects/wordpress-backup-to-dropbox/ SERVICES (continued)
13. WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012 Backup Options REVIEW OF WORDPRESS BACKUP SOLUTIONS by Peter Sundstrom WORRYPROOF WORDPRESS BACKUP STRATEGIES by Nathan Ingram Plugin & Service Reviews
14. WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012 Further Reading WP Codex - WordPress Backups http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Backups WP Codex - Backing Up Your Database http://codex.wordpress.org/Backing_Up_Your_Database Do You Have a WordPress Backup Strategy? http://themefuse.com/blog/do-you-have-a-wordpress-backup-strategy/ Restoring WordPress After a Crash http://themefuse.com/blog/restoring-wordpress-after-a-crash/
15. WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012 Further Reading Monitor and Backup Your WordPress Sites with the Free WP Remote Service (includes WP Remote vs. ManageWP discussion) http://wpmu.org/monitor-and-backup-your-wordpress-sites-with-the-free-wp-remote-service/ The 3 Best Backup Solutions For A WordPress Blog http://www.carefulcash.com/the-3-best-backup-solutions-for-a-wordpress-blog/ Ultimate Backup Plugin Solution for WordPress http://www.hyperarts.com/blog/ultimate-backup-solution-for-wordpress/ Investigating WordPress backup options http://moxypark.com/2012/01/30/investigating-wordpress-backup-options/ (continued)
16. WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012 Keys to Success Backup at regular intervals... EVERYTHING. Early. OFTEN. Test your backup... ESPECIALLY before/after major upgrades. Attempt a restore... BEFORE you need it.
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