Presentation I'm giving about WordPress backup strategies for the Houston WordPress Meetup on February 8, 2012

1. WordPress:
Backup!
Backup!
Backup!
can prevent forest fires...
and other website disasters

2. Why Backup
Keep your website up long enough and
at some point you will come across:
• Hacks / Attacks • Software failures
• Server failures • Human failures
WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012

3. What to Backup
Your WordPress site consists of the following:
FILES DATABASE
• WordPress Core • Images and Files • WordPress Site
Installation Settings
• Javascript scripts,
• WordPress PHP scripts, and • Every post
Plugins other code files
• Every comment
• WordPress • Additional Files and
Themes Static Web Pages
• Every link
WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012

4. Types of
Backups backup type
manual/automated
MANUAL
(mostly free)
AUTOMATED
(mostly paid)
ney
hoole!
h
files database
both
WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012

5. Backup Options
MANUAL SCRIPTS
for the for the sophisticated
Do-It-Yourself’er Do-It-Yourself’er
PLUGINS SERVICES
for the easy, but for those who know
not-always-complete what their website is
route worth
WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012

6. Backup Options MANUAL
• FTP backups • via your host
(for files only, unless you (through cPanel/Plesk/etc)
use it with a DB plugin)
• MySQL Command
• Cron jobs Line
• SQL dumps • XML backup
(within your WP site)
WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012

7. Backup Options SCRIPTS
• A Shell Script for a Complete WordPress Backup
http://theme.fm/2011/06/a-shell-script-for-a-complete-wordpress-backup-4/
WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012

8. Backup Options PLUGINS
• 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/
WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012

9. Backup Options PLUGINS (continued)
• 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/
WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012

10. Backup Options SERVICES
• 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/
WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012

11. Backup Options SERVICES (continued)
• 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/
WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012

12. Backup Options SERVICES (continued)
• 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/
WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012

13. Backup Options
Plugin & Service Reviews
REVIEW OF WORRYPROOF
WORDPRESS WORDPRESS
BACKUP BACKUP
SOLUTIONS STRATEGIES
by Peter Sundstrom by Nathan Ingram
WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012

14. 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/
WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012

15. Further Reading (continued)
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/
WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012

16. 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.
WordPress: Backup! Backup! Backup! - Eric Rasch - Houston WordPress Meetup - February 8, 2012

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