{"id":207,"date":"2011-08-18T17:33:42","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T15:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/le-moulin-de-verre.com\/fieldnotes\/?p=207"},"modified":"2011-08-18T18:34:33","modified_gmt":"2011-08-18T16:34:33","slug":"automate-wordpress-backup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/le-moulin-de-verre.com\/fieldnotes\/?p=207","title":{"rendered":"Automate wordpress backup (with BackWPup)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>A set-up and forget scenario<\/h1>\n<p>I used to backup wordpress sites via FTP and export of the database. But it takes a lot of time. And with an increasing number of sites to maintain, I often skip this essential practice.<\/p>\n<p>I just discovered <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/extend\/plugins\/backwpup\/\">BackWPup<\/a>, a very configurable plugin for wordpress. It does everything I used to do&#8230; and can be scheduled !<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"backup\" src=\"http:\/\/s.wordpress.org\/extend\/plugins\/backwpup\/screenshot-1.png?r=425451\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"212\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>What I need to backup<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>wordpress files<\/li>\n<li>custom themes<\/li>\n<li>plugins<\/li>\n<li>database export<\/li>\n<li>uploaded content<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I store the backup on my laptop and on an external service (Dropbox).<\/p>\n<h1>Backup with one click<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/extend\/plugins\/backwpup\/\">BackWPup <\/a>builds a ZIP archive that contains the whole wordpress directory as well as\u00a0 the SQL file that can be used to regenerate the tables.<\/p>\n<p>The archive is sent by email or stored on a folder of the site. Even better : support for <a href=\"www.dropbox.com\/\">Dropbox<\/a> or\u00a0<a href=\"aws.amazon.com\/s3\/\"> amazon S3<\/a> is native and configured in a minute.<\/p>\n<p>I made it push an archive of the site directly to a <em>\/fieldnotes<\/em> folder of my dropbox account.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>install the plugin<\/li>\n<li>add a new backup job via the admin interface (settings are fine by default)<\/li>\n<li>indicates where to store the backup<\/li>\n<li>&#8230; that&#8217;s all !<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Trigger the backup manually from the admin interface to ensure the setup is correct.<\/p>\n<h2>Schedule it !<\/h2>\n<p>You can now add scheduling via the admin panel (only pitfall: remember to tick the <em>Activate scheduling<\/em> checkbox) and enjoy receiving regulars backups in your dropbox !<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A set-up and forget scenario I used to backup wordpress sites via FTP and export of the database. 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