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Hi.
I have a wordpress site that will be discontinued, but I’d like to create a full backup so that I can pick it up some time in the future if I wish so.
Will it suffice to use the Tools > “Export…” menu item inside wordpress? I.e. will the generated xml file contain everything needed to set up site on a new host in the future? Or will I have to create a database dump too?
UPDATE: To be on the safe side, I’ve done this: 1) Exported data from within WordPress using Tools > “Export…”, and 2) Created a database dump. Is this sufficient to restore the site on a new host some time in the future?
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I would use ftp to download the entire site’s files from hour hosting company. Or there are plugins that will do this for you; Updraft is one. And I’d Google around to learn more about the export command. Before I depended on that.
Well as a developer how I take backup?
– zip wp-content folder and download
-export database and download
-download wp-config file
If find everything else not reliable.
Duplicator plugin
All you backed up was your text and settings. /wp-content/ is important for your plugins, themes and uploads (e.g. images). Use a plugin like Updraft. And backup remotely – a backup stored on the same server won’t help you if your server fails.