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  • PonyBoy1

    best plugin to backup an entire WP site and DB?

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    • don't use a plugin if you have hosting control panel access?fadein11
    • i presume not but just checking.fadein11
    • I do...already backed up the db (which is tiny)...it's my content. :( FTP connection SUX w/the old host...says DAYS. This 1 file at a time shit is nonsense. :)PonyBoy
    • oh wait... you're talking about running a command line or something to copy everything? can you do that? I seem to recall... ?PonyBoy
    • wordpress files shouldn't take long unless a content heavy site. if you have control panel access should be a backup website files option in there?fadein11
    • what host is it? what control panel, in backups on main control panel screen, go in there and should be 2 options, backup database and/or backup website filesfadein11
    • host: network solutions... I'm checking options. I ask about the plugin cuz qbn's cosmo of all people recommended I use one (dude builds these sites all day)PonyBoy
    • I do, always use the control panel backup, not sure how reliable wordpress plugins are from experience. go into control panel and click on backups, will be anfadein11
    • option to download website files.fadein11
    • duplicator is reliable.
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    • We use Updraft and back it up to Google Drivedbloc
    • if it's just one time - download DB from PHP admin... download site files via FTP.hotroddy
    • *export DB from PHPmyadmin. it will download to your computerhotroddy
    • exactly what I ended up doing, hotroddyPonyBoy
    • Duplicator. As Sites said. But depending on the site and hosting limits a 2GB site will give you a lot of problemsSalarrue
    • @PonyBoy: that only works if the files are at the same path on the two servers and the domain will be exactly the same. be careful with that :)
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    • wp stores some of the details in special fields where those find/replace methods you find online most of the times fail.
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    • not to mention how various pagebuilders are using to store asset properties.
      duplicator makes these changes at the setup,
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    • and you won't end up with an encrypted package what you can't use outside the plugin like with Updraft.
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    • good advice, sted... thank you, all!PonyBoy
    • I use "all in one migration" easy and fast, copies everything, no need to get in the DP and change file paths or any stupid shit like that.moldero
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