Save the file to your computer in the same folder where you saved downloaded backups.Leave the password field blank if you want to use the one from the BackupBuddy > Settings (recommended) or enter a new password (make sure you write it down it’s needed for any future restoration of this specific backup).Click ImportBuddy near the top right corner, then choose Download importbuddy.php.The importbuddy.php file is used in one method of restoring a site and it’s always a good idea to download once to keep with your backups. Click the Restore button if you want to restore all files and/or database.Click the Restore Files button if you want to choose specific files to restore.Or click the three horizontal dots to the right of a backup name for options like details about the backup.Ĭlick Restore Backups for options on restoring files and/or the database. When the backup is complete, it will appear in the list of previous backups. Once you start a backup, allow it to complete before you do any other action such as WordPress updates. Note that any files you excluded in BackupBuddy > Settings will notbe backed up. Delete local backup file after remote send success: enable this option.ĭepending on what type of backup you need, click either Complete Backup (which includes all files + database), Database Only, Themes Only, Plugins Only, or Media Only.Remote backup destination(s): click + Add Remote Destination and choose the remote destination you set up earlier.Date/time of next run: choose 4 days later at 3:00 am.Click back to BackupBuddy > Schedules and then click Add Schedule. Now it’s time to schedule the remote backup. Documentation on various remote destinations: Date/time of next run: choose the next day at 1:00 am.įirst, you need to set up a remote destination ( BackupBuddy > Destinations).Backup profile: Complete Backup (Full).Schedule enabled? Enable schedule to run.Delete local backup file after remote send success: N/A.Date/time of next run: choose the next day at 12:00 am.Backup profile: Database Only (Database Only).If you make frequent changes to your website, you should make complete backups more frequently. Some recommended files and folders to exclude (actual folder and file names depend on your host provider):Ĭreate 3 types of backups (daily database, weekly full, and monthly full remote backups) as instructed below. Default excluded files & directories (relative to WordPress root): click to exclude files and folders as needed from the left-hand area.Default base database tables to backup: All tables (including non-WordPress).Size limit of all local backups combined: 0 (no limit).Limit total number of local backups to keep: 0 (no limit).

Limit number of backups to keep by type: 10, 30, 10 (this is really up to you and the storage space you have on your server).Age limit of local backups: 0 (no limit).

Error notification recipient(s): enter your email address.

Send notification after period of no backups: 10.

Never change this password since previous backups depend on it for potential restoration.

ImportBuddy password: enter a secure password and write it down.

Feel free to customize according to your needs. The settings below are just recommendations. More Info on BackupBuddyĮnter your iThemes login information to authorize this plugin. A complete backup, restoration, migration, and deployment solution.

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