I have to tell you–I hate losing my work. Hours upon hours of BenVita biscuits and coffee in front of the screen just getting that perfect shade of blue on my site, and wham bam. All that work is lost in an instant. I've recently become a megafan of the WordPress plugin, BackupBuddy from www.ithemes.com. I've used it to restore my personal site, migrate websites between hosts, and launch client sites.
With BackupBuddy you have can setup a schedule that works for you, for full site backups or just the database only backups. I love the security of knowing that I have an easy recovery method in case something dreadful happens. And this week's recent article on WPMU.org called “WARNING: WordPress Site Hacks on the Rise,” confirms my fears. A few years ago, I was hacked on an HTML built site (long before I knew about WordPress) and it took me over a week to get things cleared up through my host. With BackupBuddy, I can do it in a matter of minutes, all on my own.
I also love the fact that I can easily store my backups off-site through email, FTP or even a cloud host like Dropbox, Rackspace Cloudfiles or Amazon 3S. Easy peasy. Setting upBackup Buddy is three simple clicks to get you started. Migrating a site or restoring takes merely a few minutes and is a simple 6 step process. And there are helpful video guides to lead you through the process.
BackupBuddy is the safety net you need for the precarious web.
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