![]() ![]() Since I did a manual backup and stored it locally, my latest backup was available right off the Migrate/Restore page. Once there, your screen should look similar to this one:Ĭlick to view larger image Preparing to restore the BackupBuddy backup You can do this by going to the BackupBuddy > Migrate, Restore menu option in your WordPress admin console. I normally store all of my backups on Amazon S3, but for this example, I just ran a manual BackupBuddy backup and downloaded it straight from my Media Temple server. The instructions below will walk you through completing a BackupBuddy restore for my homeowners association website I’m working on. Restoring a database only backup is very similar, just less steps. This example will walk you through restoring a full site backup. ![]() I keep both database and full site backups. The first step you’ll need to take is to download the backup that you want to restore. You can read more about how I use it for my blogs in my article: How to backup your WordPress blog automatically. If you aren’t familiar with BackupBuddy, it’s definitely a plugin I highly recommend and personally use on all of the sites. While the backup plugin I use, BackupBuddy (affiliate link), did make it relatively easy, I thought it would be helpful if I walked you through a complete restore of a BackupBuddy backup. In theory, restoring the backup should have just been a few simple clicks, but of course, it’s never that simple is it? I sure hope my BackupBuddy daily backup ran this morning …įortunately, my backup did run and I began the process of restoring my blog from backup to recover the article. Shortly after, I remembered I had fortunately backups. ![]() My shock and dismay must have been a little louder than I thought, as my wife asked “What’s wrong?”. I pulled the post up and all but the first couple of sentences were gone! No big deal I thought, I’ll just make the tweaks again and save it again. WordPress was busy saving for a very long time, then up popped the dreaded 500 server error message. I made a couple of tweaks to the article after it was published and pressed update. Two weeks ago, I was working on my Friday Most Excellent article. ![]()
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