Backing up WordPress shouldn’t be something that you’ve never done. If it is, just follow these simple steps to ensure that your site is safe if the worst were to happen.
Download the WP-DBManager plugin and install it. This plug in allows you to setup automatic backups of your WordPress database and have them sent to your email for safe keeping. It’s a requirement for a solid WordPress backup regime.
After you’ve setup the plugin to auto backup your databases, you need to backup your content folders. I have yet to find any sort of auto program that will do this for you so just setup a time that you’ll go out on your server and backup your content folders. This should be done weekly, especially if you’re adding lots of stuff to your site. The main folders to backup are, wp-admin, wp-content, and wp-includes. If you have other folders that you regluarly upload items to that you reference in your WordPress site, back those up as well.
Now you’re prepared to restore your site if something horrible were to ever happen. Let me know in the comments if you have other backup strategies for your WordPress site.
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