From time to time, you will probably want to do a WordPress database backup. This is in order to prevent your website from getting destroyed in the unlikely event of any emergency of situation. Well, you can never tell what will happen, so it’s always a good practice to keep a backup of your WordPress database, if not your whole blog…
If you are new to backing up your WordPress database, one good resource can be found on the main WordPress website. It goes into some good detail regarding how you can back up your database from start to finish. It also provides additional resources on how you can restore your WordPress database later on if you need to.
There are various plugins that do the job as well. These can save you a lot of time and effort and help to reduce the learning curve if you have never done it manually before.
Well, that being said, it’s all well and good, but it’s definitely a good thing that the WP Backup Plugin allows you to backup WordPress in it’s entirety, and not just the database. That way, you don’t have to waste time putting up everything into place.
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