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Backing up wordpress database

by Wealthyclark
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Can anyone give me a simple solution to back up my blog in the case something goes wrong. I use hostgator hosting
#backing #database #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author Ebo Etoyep
    Originally Posted by Wealthyclark View Post

    Can anyone give me a simple solution to back up my blog in the case something goes wrong. I use hostgator hosting
    The WP DB Backup plugin works well in a pinch.
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  • Profile picture of the author dean_holland
    Hi

    not sure of the name in all honesty but there is a plugin you can use that will do this and email you the backup at your specified timeframe ...

    Do a quick search for wordpress backup plugin ... that should find it

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  • Profile picture of the author SurviveUnemployment
    Go to your CPanel, open phpMyAdmin.

    Select your database.

    Choose "Export." Choose CSV as the format. (You can export as Excel too, but I've found it less than perfect. Choose SQL for perfection but it's a much bigger file.)

    Copy the output to Notepad and save it as "Mybackup.csv" or something similar.
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  • Profile picture of the author dean_holland
    Hi again ...

    That got posted while I was typing .. thats the one above !!
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    • Profile picture of the author stream2
      i assume each website should be backed up and saved as the csv file
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      • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
        Originally Posted by stream2 View Post

        i assume each website should be backed up and saved as the csv file
        Since each website has its own database... the answer is yes.

        (I do prefer the phpmyadmin > Export > SQL > as file route; clean and simple)
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        • Profile picture of the author koolphoto
          If you want a good plugin to backup the wordpress database: WordPress › WP-DB-Backup WordPress Plugins

          I usually backup my full site and the database. Here's how:

          Go to cpanel>backups. Click Download a MySQL Database Backup. It will be downloaded to your computer.

          Then you can backup your site by clicking: Download a Home Directory Backup
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