This hands-on walkthrough will show you how to backup your website files and database manually. Additional information about backing up WordPress can be found on the codex at the following locations: Following the demo, the teacher should go over best practices for storing and maintaining backups. Once all is complete, the students should be invited to create their own backup of files and database and answer the quiz questions about backups. The teacher should perform a step-by-step demo of how to backup the WordPress files using Filezilla, then demonstrate how to backup the WordPress database using PHPMyAdmin. Do you have access to run PHPMyAdmin on your server? (ask your web host).Do you have access to a hosting control panel, such as cPanel or Plesk? (ask your web host).Do you have SFTP credentials to your website? (ask your web h0st).Do you have a self-hosted website (vs.Access to hosting control panel such as cPanel or Plesk, along with credentials.An SFTP client such as Filezilla, along with credentials.An example WordPress installation with content.Access to your hosting panel’s PHPMyAdmin or database administration.How to use an basic SFTP client, such as Filezilla or Cyberduck.SFTP hosting credentials: hostname, port, username, and password.You will be better equipped to work through this lesson if you have experience in and familiarity with: Describe the best practices of maintaining and storing backup files.Identify and be aware of the difference between FTP and SFTP.Identify the files of a WordPress installation.ObjectivesĪfter completing this lesson, you will be able to: While there are many free and commercial backup plugins available to backup both components of your site, you should also know how to do a manual backup of your database using PHPMyAdmin, as well as how and which files to backup using an SFTP client such as Filezilla or Cyberduck. This one-hour lesson will teach you how you can manually backup your files and your database of your self-hosted website and also provide best practices for storing and maintaining your backups. In addition, Backups should also be performed before any core, plugin, or theme updates, as well as before installing new plugins. In this lesson, you will learn of the fact that your self-hosted website contains physical files and a database, both of which need to be backed up on a regular schedule.
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