How do you guys manage backups of your sites

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

I never backup my ALHT blog because I have doc files containing the posts ( most of them ) and the images on my computer. 

And my Java site doesn't have any CMS.  So, I simply download the folder of that website.

I think WP has plugins which make taking back ups and migrating to a different server easy. You should be knowing about them better. 

Bushra M
from Bangalore
10 years ago

I backup my site only if I do any changes to the HTML

Bhavya Kaushik
from Jaipur
10 years ago

Ditto! :D

Avadhoot
from Jabalpur
10 years ago

That is template backup, not the blog backup.

Bushra M
from Bangalore
10 years ago

Yes Avadhoot...I know that. I meant I don't backup anything else

Arindam Sarkar
from Kolkata
10 years ago

I just back up my templates and css (redundant separate backup). Blogspot is very reliable (though they don't guarantee anything). Don't backup anything else. One of the reasons I don't ever want to shift to a personal domain is exactly this need for technical micromanagement.

Vishal Verma
from Bangalore
10 years ago

I am on WordPress and Hostgator periodically backup full data on there server.but I usually Backup full Cpanel so I that If anything went wrong I can install it myself.. 

The Sorcerer
from Mumbai
10 years ago

That HG backup has a limit cap. I crossed that limit cap long back.

Vishal Verma
from Bangalore
10 years ago

Sorcerer yes but limit is 20GB... beyound 10GB you need to submit a support ticket to all extra upto 20GB... Nowadays Most of the blogs don't even cross 5GB.. coz most of the videos or files (except images)  are hosted on Companies own server like YouTube..

Bushra M
from Bangalore
10 years ago

I have never encountered any problem....dunno why backing up posts is necessary!

The Sorcerer
from Mumbai
10 years ago

If you get hacked and if someone deletes your content, what will you do?

Avadhoot
from Jabalpur
10 years ago

For small blogs- blog can be exported as an xml file. WP allows an import up to 10 Mb (as i remember).

Bushra M
from Bangalore
10 years ago

Oh! Okay...dushman diaries! So when we back up our HTML do our posts get backed up too?

Ranjith
from hyderabad
10 years ago

No. They don't. 

Avadhoot
from Jabalpur
10 years ago

@BM:

(1) when we backup the blog template, posts are not backed up.

(2) But when we use the export blog feature, our posts are backed up and the same can be uploaded to other places.

Hope this clarifies.

Kusum
from Gandhinagar
10 years ago

Good thing. I am going to back up my site right now! Thank you. 

CyberKID
from India
10 years ago

TS: Isn't it possible for you to take a backup of your website via your FTP Client, on your local HDD?

The Sorcerer
from Mumbai
10 years ago

Yeah its just Filezilla takes a while to prepare the download list for 10GB stuff. It just leads to a point of frustration and unlike the pre-provo shitty migration days, HG shared servers now register it as higher CPU load and simply shoots up. I know VPS will have more memory/CPU dedication, but I need a quicker, easier process. I wish my synology NAS box had some app which does local backup of the site on a monthly or once every 3 days.

CyberKID
from India
10 years ago

I think for now, none of us have reached a stage that we'd need to do a backup of such huge data, as well as databases.

This is just a bit I was able to find out for this. Even if you back it up once, you still need some application to do an incremental backup of your site to keep the backup updated to the latest changes in the site. While most hosting service providers provide us with a hosting control panel to manage the website, most of the times, cPanel is the choice, which allows one to do a local backup of the website over an FTP connection. There's a small paid plugin that can enable cPanel to do incremental backups once you've done a full site backup. You can check out http://cpremote.net/ for this plugin.

The Sorcerer
from Mumbai
10 years ago

db backup plugins gets refused to be enabled for some odd reason. I am just looking forward to get out Hostgator by next week...

CyberKID
from India
10 years ago

TS, is it cPanel you've got?

The Sorcerer
from Mumbai
10 years ago

yep!

CyberKID
from India
10 years ago

Then the site says that the plugin is fully compatible with cPanel. Maybe, then the hosting provider isn't allowing you to do that.

Uma Maheswari Anandane
from Karaikal
10 years ago

In my Blogger blog , I have enabled Email posts to which will send my posts to my email ID whenever I publish it...seems a good idea :)

Blog -> settings -> Email posts to

 (as simple as that)

Nandini Deka
from Bombay
10 years ago

this seems a good idea...wonder if it can be done for older posts

Someone is Special
from Bangalore
10 years ago

I am happy with blogger.com I take backup of my blog posts and template every month. :) :)

Purnendu
from Pune
10 years ago

If you are using Wordpress, it is a good idea to use plugins like UpDraft Plus or VaultPress. In my case, it is automatically backed up in my Google Drive every 3 days. Only those files which have been added or changed are replaced. 

Shantanu Banerjee
from Mumbai
10 years ago

Blogger.com is most reliable, i only back my templates up if I need any change or I am trying something different like customizing it. Posts have no backup, but after this thread i think I need to give it a serious thought too. :D